Poles not too keen on establishing their own businesses

In the first three months of 2022, nearly 74,000 applications for establishing sole proprietorship were entered into the CEIDG register. This is 3.5 percent more than in the corresponding period last year. Subject experts are not surprised by this data. They point out that they are mainly the result of the Polish Deal and, additionally, the war in Ukraine.

"The increase in applications for opening a business is certainly good news for the economy itself. Nevertheless, the scale of the growth is not surprising. The introduction of the so-called Polish Deal was of great importance. From the very beginning, few entrepreneurs considered this solution beneficial for them. tax burdens and contributions," Marek Niczyporuk, tax advisor and attorney-at-law from Ars AEQUI, commented.

At the same time, the number of business restart requests increased by more than 2 percent.

"Some companies ran into big problems because of the pandemic. Some entrepreneurs closed their business. Others suspended it, minimizing costs. In this way, they gave themselves time to liquidate the company, collect receivables or pay off liabilities. Currently, no dynamic increase in resumption of operations is to be expected. Some people are unable to reactivate the business due to the loss of financial liquidity," Adrian Parol, attorney-at-law and restructuring advisor, noted.

(MondayNews)