Treasury versus president. The government wants to sink the draft amendments to the regulations … – Virtual Poland

ministry publicly criticized presidential draft Tax Code. But quietly proposes that the government has blocked it – reported “Pulse of Business”.
 

The document to which they reached the newspaper journalists that the Ministry of Finance opposes proposed by the president of the most important changes in the tax law. Recall, in terms of the introduction of the principle of in dubio pro Tributario, or in the event of doubt as to the rules, settling the case in favor of the taxpayer. So far, the ministry has not announced an official opinion on the presidential proposal. However, the Ministry of Finance is responsible for preparing the government’s position on the proposed amendments to the Tax Code. The draft of this document was written that the president project raises many serious doubts, has significant shortcomings, is imprecise, does not reflect properly the issue of interpretation of the law, and can cause a lot of litigation against its understanding and application. Resort also considers that the proposals the president “does not contribute to the development of legal certainty and reduce the number of tax disputes between taxpayers and tax authorities.”

Fiskus haunted, too, that consideration of doubts in favor of the taxpayer may constitute a “serious threat to the sustainability of public finances.” Ministry suggests that the government considered the proposed change as a threat to government revenue. Proposes that the subject of the doubt in favor of the taxpayers back for two years while developing an entirely new tax code.
 

– MF Such conduct could be expected. Project of the President is uncomfortable for him, because to maintain the current legal mess is on hand Treasury. Thanks to the budget in case of trouble can easily wyszarpywać money from businessmen. Since MF assures that he wants the principle of “in dubio pro Tributario”, why fights Project of the President, instead of together with MPs and experts head of state to develop a good project to have been adopted in this term? – Asks Andrzej Malinowski, President of the Employers of Poland.
 

Why is the Ministry of Finance published a not so far its position on tax law changes? You may have an important document and the presidential campaign. The conflict between the government and the president of the Civic Platform could harm the double election year.