Moneylenders to pay PLN 15 mln tax

Four moneylenders, which are to be taxed by the government, will pay some PLN 15 million in total, NWAI brokerage estimated. The lending companies are: Provident, Profi Credit, Vivus and Bocian Pożyczki. The first one, Provident will be charged  PLN 11.75 million, thus its net profits will shrink by 46.4 percent. The bill imposes a tax of 0.44 percent (0,0366%  monthly) on banks' and moneylenders' assets. The tax will come into force on February 1.