In Brief: Conflicting posts; Irradiation; PiS project; Okęcie fruit & Veg market
At least 42 top directors in insurance companies who hold similar positions in several financial companies will have to reduce the numbers of posts they hold to one only, the Sejm Finance commission decided. (Puls Biznesu, p. 10) ... Under the Health Minister's decree prepared on January 15 and which took effect today, a number of food products including mainly vegetables and spices can be subject to bactericidal irradiation. (Rzeczpospolita, p. C2) ... The Barristers Council has criticized the Law and Justice (PiS) project that would grant easier access to applications for law graduates. According to NRA this would infringe on lawyer's rights to self-government and be a step towards the omnipotence of the state. (Rzeczpospolita, p. C2) ... The Bronisze company broke the law when it closed its huge fruit and vegetable market at Okęcie. However, as the site has already been occupied by its new owners, the traders will not be able to return to the location. (Rzeczpospolita, p. C1) J.K. Tax News In Brief: Property purchase prices; Company car vignettes?; ZUS; KPP on tax Tax offices question every third transaction involving a house or a plot of land and every tenth flat purchase. In some parts of Warsaw even 90% of house buyers are called to appear at the office and pay tax on the market price quoted by the tax office, irrespective of the one on the contract, plus penalties. (Rzeczpospolita, April 1) ... The government has come up with another idea of how to financially squeeze companies and is proposing introducing vignettes on all company cars. (Rzeczpospolita, April 1) ...Companies will have more time to pay accrued health insurance premiums, which is a condition for writing off their ZUS debts (Rzeczpospolita, March 29) ... The program of restructuring public finances does not have provisions to lower income tax and health insurance premiums, warns the Private Employers Confederation (KPP) (Gazeta Prawna, March 30) (Tax News is based on PricewaterhouseCoopers Tax Department web service, www.taxonline.pl) J.K.
