MPiT on continuing the trade restriction on Sundays

Ministry of Enterprise and Technology (MPiT)  does not recommend any changes to current plans to introduce full Sunday trade ban. However, it is necessary to conduct in-depth studies on the impact of this restriction on small shops and on the quality of life.

“The assessment of the impact of the trade restriction operation conducted by MPiT on Sunday suggests that the transition period helped to implement changes in business models of entrepreneurs and consumer habits, so Poland avoided Hungarian errors, where the Sunday trading ban was introduced without an adjustment period,” the ministry states. 

According to the analysis, 2018 was the best in about 10 years in terms of retail sales. The analysis also shows that the Sunday ban did not significantly affect employment in the retail sector, and further improvement of the situation on the labor market can be expected.

(ISBnews)