Poland To Ease Tax Burden On Small Businesses
The Polish government revealed
this week that it intends to ease the tax and administrative burden on small
and medium-sized enterprises, a move which has been cautiously welcomed by the
country's business sector. According to a Financial
Times report, the 'Enterprise Above All' package includes measures such as the
elimination of the monthly filing requirement for some businesses, a more centralised
interpretation of tax rules, the lowering of labour costs, and the simplification
of social security requirements. 'We want to help create
a situation in which (state) administration does not impede the development
of enterprise,' Jacek Piechota, the Polish Economics Minister, told the FT.
However, the planned changes
have not yet been finalised, and are to be discussed with a trilateral commission
comprising representatives from the government, three leading business lobby
groups, and the country's two main trade unions. Speaking on behalf of Poland's
1.7 million companies, business groups told the Financial Times that they welcomed
this announcement, but would reserve full judgement until the proposed measures
are actually approved, having been stung in the past by empty governmental promises. .
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