How much CIT does the tobacco industry pay in Poland. Philip Morris criticizes other producers
“Year on year, for over a decade, Phillip Morris has been the main taxpayer in the tobacco industry in the country. At a business scale comparable to other sector companies, the American concern is a leader in the areas of: CIT, excise and VAT” – indicates the company in press release.
Last year, she paid PLN 241.7 million of CIT to the budget. In terms of the amount of tax paid, it is A record amount in the history of the industry in Poland. For comparison: other tobacco companies listed on the list of the Ministry of Finance paid last year: Imperial Tobacco – PLN 81.6 million CIT; British American Tobacco – PLN 26.91 million CIT; Japan Tobacco International – PLN 26.52 million CIT.
CIT due from the tobacco industry in 2024.
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Philip Morris
Data source: Ministry of Finance, 2025, access: https://www.gov.pl/web/finanse/2024-bis
Since 2012, i.e. since the Ministry of Finance has published data on its pages on the largest CIT payers in the country, Philip Morris International (PMI) has paid about PLN 2.1 billion of CIT in Poland at approx. PLN 0.79 billion of payments of the remaining three concerns – results from the department's data presented on its websites.
“CIT paid by Philip Morris was in this period (2012-2024) close 73 percent all tax paid by the industry in Poland. All concerns during this period paid about PLN 2.9 billion of CIT, “the company signals.
CIT of the tobacco industry in 2012-2024
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Philip Morris
Data source: Ministry of Finance, 2025, access: https://www.gov.pl/web/finanse/2024-bis
In terms of revenues, Philip Morris from PLN 18.3 billion in last year. JTI is equal to PLN 14.1 billion. Bat had PLN 9.8 billion, and Imperial Tobacco PLN 5.7 billion. In addition to CIT, the industry also pays a number of other taxes, including excise duties. In 2024, adding all taxes, including, except for the above -mentioned PIT, ZUS and dividend tax, Philip Morris Polska paid a total of PLN 13.3 billion to the state budget and FUS, Bat Polska PLN 7 billion, Imperial Tobacco Polska PLN 5.7 billion, and JTI Polska PLN 3.3 billion.
“According to the report of the EY consulting company, in 2019-2023, Philip Morris International activities in the European Union generated nearly EUR 290 billion of added value for the EU economy. Only in 2023 the added value generated by PMI in the EU amounted to EU 65.8 billion, which was responsible for 0.39 percent of the EU PMB. Operating in the EU area they paid over EUR 181 billion in taxes at that time, “says the company in the press note.
The company employs nearly 21.5 thousand in the EU employees, including over 4,000 in Poland. In the years 2019-2023, the American company allocated EUR 43.3 billion for investments in the EU. This is the amount covering the construction of new facilities and production lines, the development of the skills of employees and colleagues, the construction and development of a network of partners and distributors, as well as cooperation with the agricultural sector and retail. PMI cooperates with 45,000 suppliers in the EU, including over 8,000 companies in Poland. The value of the purchase of tobacco by PMI as part of the EU in 2019-2023 amounted to EUR 625 million-reports the EY report.
On the Vistula, according to the calculations of Philip Morris Polska, the total value of the company's investment in 1996-2024 exceeded PLN 30 billion. This amount also covers the last one Investment in a factory in Krakow, completed in March 2025, worth nearly PLN 1 billionthanks to which the plant began to produce two types of tobacco inserts for heating. The investment has enabled the creation of over 350 specialized workstations and expanding the company's Polish exports to heated tobacco. The company uses tobacco from Polish tobacco for the production of contributions.
