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Gov't coalition party calls on Finance Ministry to withdrawn from ad tax

Poland's Junior government coalition party Agreement has called on the Finance Ministry to scrap a controversial media tax project or revise it.

President to review bill on advertising tax – presidential aide

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, will examine a controversial advertising tax bill when it is in its final stages, the president's chief aide has told PAP.

Senate against advertising tax - house speaker

The democratic majority in Poland's Senate (upper house) will not accept the government’s planned tax on business advertising revenue, the house speaker said on Thursday.

Opposition moves to halt controversial ad tax

Polish opposition leaders have said they will hold joint consultations on how to stop a controversial tax on media advertising revenue that some have claimed threatens free speech.

EC concerned over Polish ad tax

EC spokesperson Christian Wigand on Wednesday expressed the Commission's fears over media pluralism in Poland in connection with the government's plans to tax advertising revenue.

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