Tightening the VAT gap will bring PLN 20 bln this year - Morawiecki

Thanks to measures undertaken to tighten the VAT gap, this year, the government’s revenue from VAT should increase by PLN 20 billion, according to Deputy PM Mateusz Morawiecki. He added that the tax services “restored the gravity of the state.” According to Morawiecki the extra revenue will cover the cost of the Family 500+ program for this year. According to the government’s data, in the first half of 2017, the proper authorities were able to foil attempts to smuggle 140,000 liters of fuel, 100 million cigarettes, and 5,400 liters of alcohol. Overall, 29k cases related to smuggling have been launched, and some 1,000 trucks are being inspected daily.