We have the worst taxation strategy in the European Union!

Sławomir Mentzen, Sejm, 27 September 2024.

"The VAT Act in each associate State is simply an implementation of the VAT Directive. It could so be considered that all VAT laws across the European Union are similar. Well, unfortunately, they're not.

Our Polish VAT Act is the most complicated. In any rankings of complex taxation systems we take the last or second-last place.

Average time to settle VAT in Poland is 100 hours a year. By comparison, in Estonia, where the VAT Act is the implementation of the same VAT Directive, it is 14 hours. And Switzerland, which is not in the European Union, requires only 8 hours a year to settle VAT.

According to taxation Complexity Index, prepared by scientists from universities in Paderborn and Munich, on 64 taxation systems surveyed, Poland ranks 63rd. The worst in Europe. In this ranking, only 1 country – Peru – fell worst from us.

We have the worst taxation strategy in the EU! This is not the responsibility of dwarves, beavers or water veins in Poland. It is the responsibility of Polish parliamentarians who make this taxation hell for Polish entrepreneurs! pic.twitter.com/mWN34ezegt

It is not the responsibility of dwarves, or even beavers, or even that we are on any water vein in Poland and so we must have specified a complicated taxation system. This is, ladies and gentlemen, your fault.

I mean, the Polish Parliament has passed the most complicated taxation regulations across Europe. You vote for it. And you don't care at all that then individual has to read, understand, then follow these laws. You make taxation hell for millions of Polish entrepreneurs and you don't care at all.

The Deputy Minister from the Ministry of Finance comes and says we have a bill to accept it. Dick and go home. And you don't think how many years later, Polish entrepreneurs will get tired of these regulations. ...