Introduction of a single tax in Poland not yet certain – Polish PM

Poland’s Prime Minister Beata Szydło stressed to reporters on Thursday that the introduction of a uniform tax in Poland could not yet be confirmed. She was speaking at a press conference. “At the moment there is no change in the tax system. I once again emphasize – the end of the year (we will) present the final information, what to do next when it comes to a uniform tax ,” Szydło told the Polish press. She added that a definitive announcement on whether or not the government would go ahead with the tax would be made by her cabinet at the end of December, with implementation coming at a time to be determined in the future. “If this tax will be introduced by the government (in December of 2016) and after (ratification) in the Sejm it enters into force, we (still) have not decided (on the time of implementation) to take these steps,” Szydło said to reporters. The aim of introducing a unified tax, the government maintains, is to more fairly tax earners commensurate with income levels, as well as to simplify billing systems. Szydło has stressed that it “will not hit entrepreneurs,” and will be “uniform and fair.”