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Poland to appeal over EU red light for retail tax?

PR dla Zagranicy
Paweł Kononczuk 26.10.2016 17:27
A senior Polish official has asked the foreign ministry to appeal to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg after the EU ordered Warsaw to suspend a progressive retail tax.
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Deputy Finance Minister Wiesław Janczyk made the request after the European Commission last month told Poland to suspend tax rules that came into force in 1 September and started a probe.

Brussels voiced concern the tax could favour smaller shops, and that this could breach EU state aid rules.

The Polish government had expected the retail tax to boost state coffers by PLN 1.6 billion next year.

The tax was proposed as part of the Law and Justice (PiS) party’s election campaign last year.

Revenue from the tax was expected to help fund several of PiS’s electoral pledges, including its flagship “500+” child benefits programme.

(pk)

Source: PAP

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