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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.

Private media in Poland protest advertising tax

Sections of the privately owned media in Poland imposed a news blackout on Wednesday morning in protest over a proposed new tax on advertising revenue.

Ad tax to level the field for domestic media companies - PM

Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister, has defended a planned tax on media advertising revenue by saying it is intended to level the playing field for domestic companies against multinational corporations.

Ad tax could limit freedom of speech says TV network

A leading independent television network in Poland has claimed a new advertising tax could limit freedom of speech.

Closing VAT gap should be one of EU's priorities - Polish PM

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has called for a "global crusade" against tax evasion, and a European convention to help fight the “VAT mafia”.

Gov't to freeze income taxes to drive consumption - Finance Minister

Poland’s finance minister said he wants as much money to stay in people’s pockets so that it spurs consumption and helps the country out of the coronavirus-induced recession.

Polish retail tax compatible with EU laws, CJEU spokesperson says

The Polish tax on retail sales and the Hungarian tax on advertising do not infringe upon EU laws with regard to state aid, advocate general for the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Juliane Kokott said in an opinion issued on Thursday.

Poland to spend EUR 247 mln on relief for firms investing in automation

A tax break for entrepreneurs, that will allow the deduction of 50 percent costs incurred for investments in automation by Polish companies, will total PLN 1.1 billion (EUR 247.2 million) over five years, Development Minister Jadwiga Emilewicz said on Friday.

Poland, Ukraine team up to fight tax fraud

Polish and Ukrainian finance ministers have signed a bilateral declaration on strengthening cooperation in fighting tax fraud and carousel VAT fraud, the Polish Finance Ministry reported on Friday.

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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