The introduction of digital tax is the only real option for global technological corporations to pay honestly taxes in Poland – representatives of the Instrat Foundation believe. She prepared a report on this matter on behalf of the Ministry of Digitization.
On Wednesday, the Ministry of Digitization showed its proposal to introduce digital tax in Poland.
According to the Instrat Foundation, the European Union has not been able to generate a digital tax agreement for years, so it's best to bet on a domestic solution. As indicated, the new tribute is to make Big Techs to be honestly paying taxes on digital services and the tax system has been sealed.
“Users' data, Polish infrastructure and the Polish market bring global technological giants billion revenues. The problem is that taxes from the profits achieved do not land in the Polish budget, while domestic companies pay them” – he was noted.
The Foundation recommended the department of digitization to introduce a tax with a rate of 3 percent. or 6 percent on revenues from digital services, such as: digital ads oriented (provided by search service providers or social platforms), sending data about users and sharing a digital interface (e.g. platforms mediating in mobility services and food delivery, or Marketplace platforms).
According to the foundation, The benefits of introducing digital tax are additional revenues to the state budget – approx. PLN 1.7 billion at a rate of 3 percent. in the first year of tax (2027). As indicated, money can be used e.g. for research and development, infrastructure and education of society. The tax could also be a motivation for Big Techów to place operations in Poland and contribute to compensating for opportunities between honestly paying companies in Poland and international giants – it was indicated. It has been added that the tax could also help in avoiding taxation by companies, e.g. from China.
It was also noted that Currently, Big Techs do not finance the maintenance of digital infrastructureas, for example, the telecommunications sector does, and the introduction of customs would ensure a fair participation of technology companies in the costs of maintaining and developing infrastructure.
During Wednesday's meeting with industry and non -governmental organizations, the Ministry of Digitization presented a proposal for digital tax in Poland, which would pay companies with global, consolidated revenues over EUR 750 million.
At the meeting, representatives of the Instrat Foundation presented a report containing a review of the already functioning solutions and recommendations for introducing this type of tax in Poland based on 3 % tax, 4.5 percent. and 6 percent The findings of PAP Biznes show that the ministry is in favor of the so -called A wide variant with a tax rate of 3 %, which would guarantee PLN 1.7 billion in budget revenues in 2027, in 2028 – over PLN 2 billion, in 2029 – PLN 2.5 billion, in 2030 – over PLN 3 billion.
The opinions of the participants of the Wednesday meeting will be taken into account when developing a proposal that will be translated into a bill and will be subject to further consultations – MC declared. Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digitization Krzysztof Gawkowski announced that the ministry wants to present a bill by the end of the year.
The “Politico” portal informed in the first half of July that The European Commission has decided to withdraw from plans to impose tax on the largest digital companies. According to the information provided by the portal, the digital tax on which the European Commission was to work was removed from the list of proposed taxes to the nearest, 7-year financial perspective of the EU.
Gawkowski announced the introduction of digital tax in Poland for the first time in March this year. Tom Rose, nominated by Donald Trump as the position of US ambassador in Poland, referred to this information. In the entry on the website X he threatened that Trump will retaliate with the introduction of digital tax. According to Gawkowski, the introduction of digital tax will not cause a trade war with the USA and President Donald Trump.
Minister of Finance Andrzej Domański in March reported that the ministry he manages is not working on introducing digital tax. He also pointed out that the tax policy in the country is shaped by the Ministry of Finance.
Digital taxes apply, among others in Great Britain (in the amount of 2 %), Italy, France and Spain (3 percent), Austria (5 percent), Hungary and Turkey (7.5 percent), in Japan (10 percent) or in Canada (3 percent). It was not introduced, among others, by Finland, Sweden, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, the USA and China. (PAP)
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