PO has PSL support to levy income tax on farmers

The ruling parties reached an agreement on pension insurance and the Agriculture Ministry works on increasing the premium at least for some farmers. "The coalition wants a uniform pension-fiscal system. The present state cannot be held for much longer. It is dangerous for the future expenditures of the state," said Katarzyna Zajdel-Kurowska, deputy finance minister. Farmers currently pay a land tax of about zł.200 per ha annually, but they do not pay income tax nor corporation tax. "For sure this will not be a traditional system. It seems the changes could go in the direction of lump sum," said Zajdel-Kurowska. However, the changes should not be expected any time soon.