At the meeting, which began on Wednesday, Parliament held the first reading of a bill that increases to 8 thousand. zł tax-free amount.
The project was proposed by members of the Civic Platform, although a Prime Minister Beata Szydło announced that it will be one of the priorities of her government.
Subject to raise the amount of free He woke in the election campaign and still raises a lot of emotions, though as marked on Polish Radio 24 Andrzej Marczak, tax adviser, a partner in KPMG, the tax is only one element of the whole tax system.
– She awakens emotions, because for many years has not been indexed, it is very low. At the moment it is just over 3 thousand. zł – explains the expert.
Taxes in Poland are among the highest, but earnings can not
As noted, however guest Polish Radio 24, the tax burden in Poland are among the highest in comparison with other European countries, especially Western. Although in comparison with them the wages in our country are lower.
– 97 percent. Poland taxpayers pay the first tax rate, which is 18 per cent. After deducting all premiums, deductible, really the level of PIT-in, load is less than 15 percent. Therefore, it is not so high tax burden, as in Western countries. Of course, earn a lot less – emphasizes Andrzej Marczak.
Talk about politically
The expert draws attention to the fact that the discussion of the amount of the exemption is now coloration political.
– Increasing the amount of free was one of the demands of electoral party, which came to power – like guest of the Polish Radio 24.
Judgment TK leaves no choice
Either way, the amount of tax will have to rise, as is apparent from the judgment of the Constitutional Court.
– Amend the law must be the end of November 2016 as TK given year to align with the ruling in this case – says Andrzej Marczak. – TK has ruled that once we introduce tax-free amount, she may not be fictional – he added.
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the mechanism of indexation
the amount of tax-free must therefore be raised, and enter the mechanism of indexation.
– it can not be detached from reality economically -społecznej – emphasizes the expert.
Raising the tax-free amount to 8 thousand. zł a loss of 20 billion zł from the budget
The question is, to what extent will grow tax-free.
As noted by Andrzej Marczak, Poland, the Act on the so-called. social assistance, which is a record that people eligible for this aid may not earn more than 7600 zł per year.
– The electoral debate just about the amount mentioned – says a guest of the Polish Radio 24 – 8 thousand. zł for each taxpayer as a tax-free would mean the loss of over 20 billion zł in the budget, which is not yet rubber. I doubt, therefore, that the amount of free passes – he added.
A can rate decreasing?
The Ministry of Finance is considering yet another solution, the rate of regressive, that is, the the higher the income, the lower the tax-free.
– but we have the principle of equality before the law, which has been so interpreted, that the free amount should be equal for all – says Andrzej Marczak.
the principle of social justice
on the other hand, however, we have the principle of social justice.
– the budget must, however, tied up, or how something will be given to us in the form of tax-free amount tax, on the other hand I am afraid that it will be at the expense of such. liquidation of concessions or raising taxes for more earners – predicts expert.
considered as the gradual increase of the amount of free
the second solution, which is being considered in the Ministry of finance, is to gradually raise the amount of free. In 2017. She would have to increase by 1.5 thousand. zł, in the following years would be increased on a similar scale.
– It would be difficult, because the Constitutional Court’s judgment says that this amount must take into account the ability to bear the tax burden. And those who earn the least, this ability does not have. Those who qualify for social assistance, rather should not, on the one hand, to be financed by the state and on the other hand taxed. So it seems to me that the free amount may not increase to the 8 thousand. zł, but rather closer to that than the increase of 1.5 thousand. zł. And the more likely this option is digressive – says Andrzej Marczak. – It may be more appropriate when it comes to enforcement TK – he added.
Mateusz Morawiecki, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Development:
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the problem for local governments
the increase in tax-free amount will mean not only lower revenues to the state budget, but also less of the counter government.
– PIT tax is distributed to local governments that live with him. If so it will loss of up to 20 billion zł in the state budget, it too will be a very big loss in the budgets of local government. The question is how to align. It will be a big problem – provides guest Polish Radio 24.
So, he concludes Andrzej Marczak, it is difficult to expect that increasing the amount of free will for the Polish tax system beneficial.
Blazej Prośniewski, Anna Wisniewska
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