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The grey economy of cigarettes in Poland has decreased by almost 30%, but it is still more than the average in the European Union. It is necessary to take further steps in the fight against this phenomenon – according to the latest report of the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers “Grey market for tobacco products. Diagnosis, proposals for solutions”.
Position of the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers on the digital services tax
On 21st March 2018, the European Commission presented a proposal on taxation of digital economy. The Commission presented both a short-term measure – Digital Services Tax (DST) – and a more comprehensive, long-term proposal. In this letter, we will not refer to the latter proposal of a long-term solution regarding the taxation of international Internet operations.
Poles divided on the trade ban, but for two free Sundays a month for all employees
As much as 71% Poles assume that the state should not determine how citizens spend theirs Sundays, and the ban on trade is perceived as violation of their consumer freedom, according to a survey by Maison & Partners commissioned by the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers.
The outflow of immigrants from Ukraine to the West is a real threat to the our economy – Poland may lose up to 1.6% GDP
Poland faces a real problem related to the risk of a significant economic slowdown, which may be caused by the outflow of over half a million workers from Ukraine to Western Europe. According to experts of the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers, avoiding such a scenario will be possible if a coherent migration policy is created, largely with a wise absorption of economic migrants from proven directions in mind.
