Morawiecki maintains tax changes won’t hurt entrepreneurs

Minister of Economic Development and Finance, Mateusz Morawiecki, told the Polish press over the weekend that planned reforms to the tax system would take into account the risks that entrepreneurs face when running their businesses. He confirmed that there were no plans to eliminate the 19 percent flat tax, and hinted that there would still be advantageous tax breaks for business owners in comparison to private and public employees. “An entrepreneur is one who takes the risk of doing business. This is something completely different than working eight hours, from eight to four, so I would not want entrepreneurs to have any concern that we want to tax them as much as those who work full time,” he said in an interview with the Polish press. He also indicated that tax modifications would be introduced gradually and responsibly, saying that there will not be “sudden changes in the tax system.”