Premier Beata Szydło in an interview with the DGP said that the idea to develop new solutions in taxes, fell during the discussion on increasing the free amount of PIT . Raising this amount is one of the promises that PiS made in the election campaign, the Prime Minister reiterated it in his inaugural address. But no promises, with the amount you need to do something, because it results from the judgment of the Constitutional Court, which declared unconstitutional the lack of indexation. Premier said that it is taken into account variant liquidation of the free amount and in return the approximation of taxes and contributions. What would it involve?
Instead of PIT, National Insurance and National Health Fund taxpayer would pay a tribute. Its size would depend on income. Because the tax would be a uniform sewn contributions, their formal payer would be a budget (particularly to preserve the principle of defined contribution, where the size of the pension depends on the size of contributions). General tax generally denotes the elimination of tax relief and that amount free. First of all because it can be a progressive tax perfectly, because there is no specific income thresholds and rates. The rate can vary smoothly, depending on income.
– As a concept general has a certain charm, and combine with the different kinds of questions, including such that for better earning it would not decrease but increase tax rates . Generally, if the government PiS wanted to talk about it, I think it is a topic that should be taken – said Janusz Jankowiak, an economist at the Polish Business Council.
Introduction Tax single would entail other structural changes: eg. the establishment of a new method of financing local governments. Today, they have a clearly defined share in PIT. Jarosław Neneman of Lazarski University, former deputy finance minister, added that these potential pitfalls is more. In his opinion, the idea of universal tax is attractive. The system, which today is not the best, has various drawbacks, eg. Not spread burdens fairly. But implementation requires a number of socially sensitive decisions.
– You need for example to standardize the tax base and ozusowania. It might be difficult, because they are quite different in different types of activities, for example. Otherwise it looks like the work under contract, otherwise the business. The question is whether sufficient political will to change this – teaches Neneman.
Yes constructed tribute treat everyone equally. If the rate depends on the total taxpayer’s income and have it sewn present contributions and health insurance , regardless of the form of employment will be escorted to the budget money for the protection of health and your future retirement . This can be an advantage – through the back door by establishing a uniform tax, eliminate inequalities of various forms of employment. But it can be a trap, because the taxpayer, which today is employed for example. śmieciówce , you may lose the new solution.
For the budget downloading a tribute to the ability to more flexible management influences. Today, money from contributions are “marked” – ie it is clearly determined in advance how much is expected, eg. On the National Health Fund. With a common pool of tax expenditures on health could be freely shaped for each financial year. Because the budget NFZ does not consist of revenues from contributions, only direct grants from the central budget. It would be more difficult to obtain in the pension system at the basis of the defined benefits. If the size of the pension is dependent on the size of the premium paid, it is rather difficult to earmark pension part of the tax for other purposes. – From the technical side, it is certainly simpler: the taxpayer pays one amount and then it is distributed to various institutions. It facilitates and simplifies – says Jarosław Neneman.
The introduction of the single tax would mean the possibility of introducing a single office responsible for his consumption. Today, they do tax offices and Social Security, and additionally controls the NFZ. – The advantage for sure is that you can reduce the fixed costs of collecting levies through the merging institutions – Dr Jakub Borowski, chief economist at Credit Agricole. Sam liquidation of the health premium, which postulated a few years ago, labor minister Jolanta Fedan, would give 130 million zł savings, because enough is estimated today the average cost of the National Health Fund of collection of contribution. The introduction of a harmonized tax would give the opportunity to more changes in the health and pension systems . For several years among the politicians responsible for the health of the ideas they appear to all be given the right to health services, regardless of whether they pay a contribution or not, because that the vast majority of citizens has the title to the benefits. The costs of verification are considerable, include forced uprising Institute of Tech. Leading to date argument against is that the abolition of such an obligation would discourage paying premiums. With a single tax that will affect the retirement benefits, which cheered to pay such a fear would be greatly diminished. The new tax otherwise could also distribute the burdens of pension contributions.
– greater progression than currently mean that some people, who pay pension contributions, must be subsidized by the state to receive a minimum retirement – observes Janusz Jankowiak.
But today, to some extent it is. Because to receive a minimum pension, just 25 years seniority contribution. The introduction of the single tax would improve the situation of all those people who today alone or because employers bypass pay pension contributions . Currently, you can see that for several years the big problem may be a significant number of people who do not work out a minimum pension. While one tribute from which would be deducted pension contribution significantly to a reduced risk.
System Changes may, however, go further. – The introduction of the new system would give the possibility of retirement citizenship, which is equal for everyone, though, what you need to emphasize, it would only be able to – explains prof. Elizabeth Mączyńska, president of the Polish Economic Society. Another option is a system of defined benefits. Some experts PiS supporters of such a solution, as well as elimination of contribution regime and the transition to a purely budgetary funding in the health service. So if a uniform tax came into force, this could be a prelude to the really revolutionary changes, which are a reversal of what is introduced in 1999. The government of Jerzy Buzek.
It is worth noting that the idea of which said in an interview with DGP Law and Justice deputy, is not new. Until recently considered, however, it was mostly in clusters of experts. During the election campaign, he talked about the Civic Platform. The main reason for the preparation of such a solution was to reduce the burden of levies the lowest earners and families with children.
For people earning more would mean raising rates.
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