In connection with the NATO summit and the World Youth Day Poland has decided to suspend from July 4 regulations intergovernmental agreements MRG, in the part concerning the entry and residence in the territory of the Republic of Poland border residents of Ukraine and the Russian Federation. Small border traffic with Ukraine restored after the end of World Youth Day, the movement of the Kaliningrad region has not been renewed; as stated the MIA, due to issues with security.
The deputy head of the Ministry of Interior Jakub Skiba said at a press conference in the Ministry that “hard data” Central Statistical Office, Customs Service and Border Guard that the Poles – in Unlike the Russians, shoppers in Poland – bought in Kaliningrad mainly excise goods.
He added that it was approx. 91 per cent. all purchases of Poles in the Kaliningrad region. The Russians, who visited Poland as part of MRG, bought mainly goods nieakcyzowane – 80 percent. expenditure and used the services – 18 percent.
“In this respect, the Poles bought in Kaliningrad these goods to the state budget did not affect up to 74 million zł in the first quarter of 2016.” – He said Skiba.
He noted that the Russians after the suspension of the small border traffic is not reduced level of purchases in Poland. At the same time passenger traffic on the basis of visas “to a great extent” compensated for the suspension of local border traffic.
The deputy head of the Ministry of Interior said that the CSO data, the Customs Service and Border Guard show that in 2015. Based on MRG to Polish It came 1.3 million Russians and Poles to Russia – 3.1 million. In the first quarter of this year. it was respectively 251 thousand. and 651 thousand.
Expenditure Russians in Poland, who came to our country in the framework of MRG in 2015. Amounted to 286 million zł, and the Poles in the Kaliningrad region – 400 million zł. In the first quarter of this year. spending Russians in Poland amounted to 48 million zł, and the Poles in Kaliningrad 82 million zł.
As he said Skiba, VAT refund for goods purchased by the Russians in 2015. amounted to 28 million zł, and in the first quarter of 2016 . was 6 million zł. He stressed that these figures should be deducted from the total income of Polish entrepreneurs. He noted that in July, when he was suspended MRG not decline requests Russians for reimbursement of VAT, which means – he said – that trade were exactly the same as in the previous months.
Chief Commander of the Border Guard Marek Lapinski said that after the suspension of MRG by 82 percent. decreased movement of the Poles to the Kaliningrad region. “As far as the citizens of the Russian Federation, this decline was only 26 percent. August is not over yet, but we estimate that it all the time quietly goes up” – he added.
Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Finance, Head of Service customs Marian Banas said that in may 2016. when he was still in force border traffic SC initiated 2,190 investigations tax offenses connected with the crossing of the border, in July, that is, after the suspension of MRG – 885, which is almost three times less.
According to Banas it proves that Polish citizens were engaged in smuggling or illegal activities, and, consequently, the budget Polish lose the amount that feed the budget of the Russian Federation. “The introduction of the suspension MRG will benefit the state budget” – said Banas.
Skiba noted that the primary reason for the suspension of MRG were “security issues.” “The data that we have to send us the service, clearly show that did not stop the root cause of suspension MRG. He added that” not all of this information may be made available to the public, because they are implicit. “
” We see all kinds of phenomena, all kinds of activity that was related to the Small border traffic and which caused a decrease in the standard of safety in Poland “- said Skiba.
when asked when it will be possible revocation of the suspension of MRG, he assured that the actions of the Ministry of Interior are conceptually sound. “In making this decision (to suspend MRG), we care about the security of Polish and our citizens,” – he added.
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