Poland eyes over PLN 1 bln from metals tax in 2017

Poland expects to exceed PLN 1 billion targeted for metals tax receipts this year, finance ministry announced. The assumption is based on the revenue collected so far. Till end-April, the treasury received PLN 615.9 million from the tax, exclusively from copper and silver giant KGHM. Additionally, Deputy PM Mateusz Morawiecki said that the cabinet is not working on abolishing the tax, which was suggested during the last parliamentary campaign.