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Bigger Tax Credit For Creators

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Government officials announced there will be amendments made in the regulation concerning taxation on creators. Today, they enjoy a tax credit of 50% of the revenue accrued in a given year, up to a certain threshold stipulated by legal provisions. Now, the government wants the threshold to be higher. Much higher. In fact, officials are planning to double the level of income on which the amount of tax credit depends. The new Read more

Poles Storm ZUS Offices In The Wake Of Pension System Reform

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Officials brace themselves for one of the most challenging tasks ever: implementation of the pension system reform. Polish government decided the state the age would be lowered from 67 for all Poles to 65 for Polish men and 60 for Polish women. The new law is soon to come into force. This will happen on 1 October 2017. In practice, this means a big upsurge in the number of people retiring and applying for pension payments. The state retirement age was moved up to 67 for both sexes in 2013. Now, Read more

Location of Central Communication Port Revealed

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Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło officially announced government plans to build the Central Communication Port. The facility is to be the largest airport in Poland, annually visited by millions of passengers and an important railroad node. Although the fact that government officials have plans for such an endeavor has been known for several weeks, so far, the media and the public have not received any specific information about the project. Many people did not believe the realization of such Read more

A New Fee Imposed On Polish Plastic Bags

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The Polish government decided to impose a new statutory fee on plastic bags that you see in every store. The new law is enforced due to EU laws. In order to comply with Community requirements, Polish lawmakers had to either impose such a fee or find other means to bring down the number of plastic bags in use. In comparison with other European countries, Poles are fond of using plastic to bag their items. While here an average citizen uses up to 300 plastic bags a year, while in Germany it is 70 Read more

Polish Startups 2017 report

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Start Up Poland Foundation has recently published its annual report on the state of Polish start-up environment. The report examines such topics as the origins of start-ups and their founders, what business they engage in, their ideas for development, export potential, employment policies and cooperation with scientists and universities. Creators of the report also decided to take a look at Polish start-ups from the point of view of their location. This is the third edition of the Polish Startup Read more

Polish Government Has Plans to Change Employment Regulations

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Henryk Kowalczyk from the Permanent Committee of the Council of Ministers revealed the government is working on a new tax. Officials want to get more money by targeting entrepreneurs hiring seasonal workers. This mainly concerns farmers who employ fruit and vegetable pickers in the summer and autumn. Another important sector employing seasonal workers is construction. Seasonal workers are for the most part unskilled laborers, often from across Poland’s eastern border, mainly Ukrainians. Offic Read more
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