Money for anti -missile and anti -done defense should be much higher, it can be obtained from a “serious bank tax” – believes former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. In addition, he estimated that the airspace should be closed for carriers implementing flights to and Russia.
On the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, the Operational Command of the Armed Forces informed that during the Russian Federation attack on Ukraine, the Polish airspace was repeatedly violated by drones. The prime minister emphasized that drones, which were a direct threat, were shot down.
Morawiecki said at the Wednesday press conference that Poland should allocate much larger funds to build national anti -aircraft, anti -missile and anti -donation defense capabilities. – New funds in an enormous amount, annually about PLN 15 to 20 billion, can be obtained from bank tax – a serious bank tax, and not what was proposed by currently rulers – he said.
He added that the private sector should also be involved in the construction of defense capabilities. – We must include the entire private sector in the defense, as it happened in Ukraine. Only quick answers and new constructions that are properly prepared to capture this type of drone attacks, such as the one that took place, will be able to seal the Polish sky – said the former prime minister.
In addition, according to him, the Polish airspace should be closed to carriers implementing flights from both and to Russia, and Prime Minister Tusk should try on the EU forum that such a decision should also be made in the matter of European airspace. – It would be a strong blow to the Russian economy and I am appealing to immediately proceed to this type of action – said former prime minister.
Another PiS politician, MEP Michał Dworczyk, asked the deputy prime minister, head of the Ministry of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz to provide information on the spending of funds from the European SAFE program. – We are very happy that Poland obtains these low -interest loans, but it will be crucial, as we spend these funds. Will these funds be spent in the Polish arms industry or abroad? We urge you to develop the Polish arms industry – he said.
He also appealed that “these funds would go – first – to Polish enterprises, and secondly – not only to the state -owned company PGZ, which is very important, but also to a number of private arms companies.”
The SAFE preferential loan program is part of the European Disarction Plan in a relationship, among others with developing military potential by Russia. From the pool of EUR 150 billion, the EC granted Poland the most – EUR 43.7 billion.
According to the assumption, SAFE is to provide long -term, cheap loans to help the Member States to buy closely needed defense equipment. It is also to enable the EU to support Ukraine by including its defense industry in this instrument from the very beginning.
At the end of August, the Ministry of Finance announced an increase in income tax rate from banks while reducing the banking tax rate collected on assets.
As reported in the assumptions included in the list of legislative and program works of the Council of Ministers, the CIT rate for banks, credit institutions and cooperative savings and credit unions (SKOKs) in 2026 is to amount to 30 percent. tax base, in 2027 – 26 percent, in 2028 and subsequent years – 23 percent These entities will be obliged to pay monthly advances in the amount increased by 57.9 percent. in the tax year starting in 2026 and by 36.8 percent. In 2027, in a tax year starting in 2028, the amount of advances is to be reduced by 23.3 percent, and in 2029 by 11.5 percent.
Changes in tax on certain financial institutions (so -called banking tax) assume that the current rate will be reduced in 2027 by 10 %, and in 2028 by 20 percent. This means that in 2027 tax from 0.0366 percent will decrease to 0.0329 percent tax base, in 2028 to 0.0293 percent (PAP)
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