This October, the Tax Foundation published its latest report on the tax-friendliness in OECD countries. In the 2021 International tax competitiveness Index, Poland was ranked 36th out of 37 countries[1]. It is not the first time that we came second from the bottom: last year, we achieved a similar result, and we were placed 33rd two years ago. Only in Italy, there is now a less friendly tax system. Therefore, there is no doubt that the urgent postulate of amendments to the tax law is justified, and one of the most important goals of these amendments ought to be the tax system simplification in order to make it both citizen- and entrepreneur-friendly…

We are pleased to inform you that, in the period from January to September 2021, the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers was the most visible entrepreneurs’ organisation in social media according to an independent media monitoring centre. Over these 9 months, the Union managed to generate almost twice the range of publications than its largest competitor. At the same time, Cezary Kaźmierczak, President of the Union, achieved by far the largest reach in social media among Polish business organisation leaders, achieving results almost seven times better than the runner up in the ranking…

While the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers does not question the necessity to care of the climate and the natural environment, the measures to be taken to that end should be of a sustainable nature and should therefore also take its socio-economic aspects into account…

The Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), the Chinese equivalent of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), will enter into force at the beginning of November this year. While it resembles the GDPR in many ways, there are also a number of significant differences proving the goals of the Chinese law are broader than mere protection of personal data…

The key conclusion from a new report published by the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers today: the Polish policy on immigration ought to be based on a quota system and should provide for an easy path to obtain permanent residence and legal employment…

The emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) cannot be regarded as functioning in accordance with the idea of a free market since the underlying mechanisms artificially limit the supply of allowances. In the ETS there are two groups of buyers. First, installations, that need allowances to conduct their business activities. Second, investors, that can substitute allowances for pretty much any other financial instrument. Investors face little to no risk, while installations have to buy EU allowances (EUA) at any price…