Szałamacha - from the Finance Ministry to the NBP

Paweł Szałamacha, former Minister of Finance in the Law and Justice (PiS) government was appointed today by President Andrzej Duda to the board of the National Bank of Poland (NBP). The president of the NBP, Adam Glapiński, had requested the appointment. Until 28 September, Szałamacha served as Minister of Finance for ten months. His main achievements were a banking tax and a tax on markets that was questioned by the European Commission. He also managed to improve the recoverability of VAT, primarily due the so-called fuel packet, and finally prepared a comprehensive amendment to the VAT law.