Ten years of operations of the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers coincides with the most dynamic period of economic development in the history of Poland. Small and medium-sized companies are responsible for 51% of Poland’s economic growth after 2010. Nowadays, SMEs account for 99.8% of all entities conducting business activity, employ 68.7% of the total number of people employed, and together represent 10 million voters.

The fundamental conclusions from the report published today by the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers are that, in order to develop the Internet infrastructure in Poland, we need stable regulations, a level playing field for all ecosystem participants, further flexibility of environmental and construction regulations, as well as financial stimuli encouraging investment in infrastructure.

The Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers has consistently opposed the introduction of any levies of sectoral and selective character. We believe that the one of the characteristics of the tax system should be it being universal, as it makes tax collection much easier, it is executed on a more efficient basis and it is cheaper to collect on a uniform ground from a large group of entities rather than from many groups of entities according to different rules.

The Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers hereby presents its opinion to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions titled ‘A New Industrial Strategy for Europe’.

The Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers commences a series of publications called “The post-Covid-19 crisis Economic Recovery Plan”. In the coming weeks, the Union will present a programme of thorough reforms of economic law, tax system, pension system, judiciary, labour market, ensuring universal Internet access and a plan to tackle demographic problems.

Technological progress, increased demand for digital services, and ultimately lasting changes in socio-economic life caused by the coronavirus pandemic – these are the main circumstances affecting the reality that 5G is not only a chance for Poland to accelerate its pace of economic development, but even as much as a necessity. To take full advantage of the available opportunities, we must launch this technology efficiently, quickly, and safely – these are the basic conclusions from the report by the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers on the opportunities and prospects associated with the implementation of 5G in Poland.