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The president vetoes tax changes. „I don't agree to this.”
President Karol Nawrocki has vetoed the revision to the Fiscal Penal Code and the Tax Ordinance, which was intended, among other things, to lessen penalties for specific fiscal infractions.
– I cannot accept the reduction of penalties for financial offenses given the dire state of Polish public finances – stated President Karol Nawrocki during a press conference on Monday.
Amendments to penalties for tax offenses
The modification to both laws, which is part of the government’s deregulation initiative, aimed to decrease penalties for tax infractions that do not lead to immediate tax losses.
The revised maximum fines imposed by the court were set to be 480 daily rates (PLN 29,862,336), instead of 720 rates (PLN 44,793,504), or 120 daily rates (PLN 7,465,584), instead of 240 rates (PLN 14,931,168).
Furthermore, the proposal sought to abolish the requirement for tax remitters/collectors to identify the individuals accountable for the calculation, collection, and payment of taxes. The vetoed proposal also aimed to remove the penalty for failing to appoint a tax collector.
