Lower taxes yes, but only from 2009

The project envisages that two tax rates of 18% and 32% will be introduced in 2009. The contribution for pensions will decrease from 13% to 9% of gross salary and employers will be able to include expenses related to the financing of health services for their employees as costs. The law on VAT will also be simplified and will allow the introduction of a flat rate tax for certain types of services. Some of the ministers opposed the proposals by the Finance Minister Zyta Gilowska and she was forced to make some concessions, but experts believe that her position is not threatened. According to Piotr Kalisz, an economist with Bank Handlowy, the markets realize that even such a liberal persons as Zyta Gilowska have to give up something when confronted with ministers from Self-Defense or the League of Polish Families. "Law and Justice does not have anyone else to replace Zyta Gilowska," adds independent economist Richard Mbewe. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1,6)