Leasing companies press Senate to relax VAT regulations on cars

Today, they will submit their appeal to the Senate to vote against the amendment to the VAT bill that was recently passed by the Sejm. Car dealers and leasing companies fear the new VAT law would negatively influence the already weak car market. "We opt for a solution allowing companies to claim a 50% VAT refund when they buy new cars, without a limit to the amount. Thus to avoid misunderstandings, it would be necessary to clearly state which vehicles can be treated as cars and which ones as trucks," said Witold Dróżdż, spokesman for the Leasing Companies Union (ZPL). The Senate session devoted to the new VAT law will take place on Wednesday. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 8, 9) D.W.