Mining elevations up to 170 thousand PLN (without income tax). Another version of the Mining Act
The latest version of the draft amendment to the Mining Act was published on Tuesday on the RCL website. The amendment is to determine, among others The shape of the shields of employees of liquidated mines and enable the process of gradual to determine the activities of energy coal mines.
The main assumptions of the draft amendment to the Act on the functioning of hard coal mining prepared by the former Ministry of Industry is to enable financing of benefits for employees of liquidated mining plants from budget subsidies and the fact that the liquidation of mines will be conducted by mining entrepreneurs (who will be able to receive state subsidies for this purpose), and not so far, by a restructuring company.
Earlier version of the project at the end of June this year. She was sent to the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers. After the liquidation of the Ministry of Industry, the project is coordinated by the Ministry of Energy. On Tuesday, another version of the project appeared on the website of the Government Legislation Center, including Notes from previous consultations.
In a letter from the beginning of September, the President of the Standing Committee, Minister of Energy, Miłosz Motyk pointed out that the latest version of the project provides, among others Limitation by the end of 2026 temporary exemption from fees for water services for Polish waters, the company's restructuring company, which, among others will cause the need to increase the subsidy granted from the state budget.
Minister Motyk also signaled that the draft amendment will still be refined in terms of legislative at the stage of the legal commission.
The changes introduced in earlier versions of the project concerned, among others Extensions of mining vacation tools, increasing the value of one -off check -in while leaving them not taxes or expanding the subsidy catalog for the liquidation of mines with marked parts of the plants and unnecessary assets.
In response to Companies' comments in the version of the project published at the end of April, among others The value of one -off briefings from 120 thousand increased. PLN to 170 thousand zlotywhile realizing the postulate to exempt the severance pay from income tax. At the same time, the period of seniority entitling to obtain this benefit was reduced to 3 years.
Miners five years before retirement (employees of the processing plants four years before retirement) will be able to take mining holidays, meaning social benefit in the amount of 80 percent. monthly salary calculated as a vacation remuneration (without the obligation to work).
The possibility of using mining leaves within the plants was extended – in the original version it only included liquidated plants, in the present they are all plants of companies covered by the new support system (Polish Grupa Górnicza, Southern Coal concern, Węglokoks country). Originally, the length of vacation was designed for four and three years.
In the assessment of the effects of the regulation, it is provided that 3,500 will benefit from mining leave based on new regulations. persons, until leave for employees of the Mechanical Removement Plant 240 people (at approx. 44,000 employees of companies covered by a new support system).
In turn, the average amount of the benefit paid during the period of holidays is estimated at approx. 12.5 thousand, respectively. PLN and 11.2 thousand zloty. These benefits will constitute the basis for calculating contributions for retirement and disability pension insurance, the cost of which will be entirely covered by mining enterprises.
Employees of companies covered by the new support system will be able to be transferred to other mining enterprises (on the initiative of the employee, after the conclusion of an agreement between employers). Priority in employment in functioning mines is to have people from liquidated enterprises.
In addition, the project involves enabling the transfer (by way of a donation) of real estate and movable property to mining entrepreneurs for the implementation of public purposes or to build, expand and maintain drainage systems of liquidated plants, in favor of a wide catalog of entities from the public sector.
Another change in the original project involves enabling all mining enterprises to extract methane from hard carbon decks without the obligation to obtain a license.
The maximum limit of expenses from the state budget from part 48 – the economy of energy raw materials, intended for performing tasks and the implementation of activities resulting from the Act, in total – in 2026-35 – to be PLN 8,633 billion.
The Ministry of Industry founded in the second quarter that the amendment would enter into force on January 1, 2026. PGG had previously sought to establish this date for June 30 this year. indicating that she has already foreseen the start of activities related to the start of the merger of the Bielszowice and Halemba mine in one move this year.
According to the strategies adopted by energy companies in 2030, they will need about 6 million tons of energy coal (with last year's mining of 44 million tons of all species). (PAP)
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