Poland could implement retailer tax as of June 1

"The May 1 [implementation] is unlikely, but June 1 is realistic," Kowalczyk said of the planned tax. Earlier on Friday, Finance Minister Pawel Szalamacha suggested his ministry will present the bill in April. The retailer tax, one of the two new sector taxes the government of Law & Justice (PiS) had plotted to cover spending vows, has previously buckled to criticism from the industry. Poland had said it was designing the tax to give a competitive edge to smaller domestic retailers, but apparently failed to account for various retailer distribution alliances in that target group when crafting the bill.