Health insurance rates to increase, and it will not be tax deductable

Taxpayers are likely to feel an even heavier burden next year as health premiums will rise by 0.25%. The government opposed this increase but was powerless to stop it, as it was pushed through by a majority in Parliament earlier this year. To make the decision even more abhorrent to taxpayers, a part of the higher premium will not be tax deductible, as under the National Health Fund Act only 7.75% of the premium is tax deductable. According to Rzeczpospolita calculations due to Parliament's defective policy, every month the public are forced to make additional "contributions" to the National Health Fund (HFZ). In the case of the unemployed the contribution is one złoty, but for those on an average monthly wage, the sum is five złotys. Those earning zł. 8,000 leave an additional zł. 10 a month in the NFZ's purse. (Rzeczpospolita, June 14-15, pp. A1, A4) J.K.