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<sec><h3>Subject and purpose of work: </h3>
<p>The subject of this paper is to evaluate the ‘Polish Deal’ programme introduced in 2022 in the tax area. The purpose of this article is to show the impact of the ‘Polish Deal’ legislation on net salaries of persons employed under an employment contract.</p>
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<sec><h3>Materials and methods: </h3>
<p>The paper is based on an analysis of legal provisions in the tax area, being one of the pillars of the ‘Polish Deal’. A simulation of the impact of the new tax rules on net salaries introduced from the beginning of January 2022 (‘Polish Deal 1’) and from the beginning of July 2022 (‘Polish Deal 2’) has been carried out.</p>
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<sec><h3>Results: </h3>
<p>The new personal taxation rules introduced by the ‘Polish Deal’ have contributed to an increase in net salaries of employees receiving a gross salary of less than PLN 12,000 per month and a reduction in the labour income of employees earning a salary above this amount.</p>
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<sec><h3>Conclusions: </h3>
<p>By strengthening the degree of progressivity, the reform of the tax system under the ‘Polish Deal’ has significantly affected the net income of natural persons receiving remuneration under an employment relationship. However, the new tax rules introduced in a fast-track manner by the ‘Polish Deal’ have raised a number of controversies among both employers and employees.</p>
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Subject and purpose of work: 
The subject of this paper is to evaluate the ‘Polish Deal’ programme introduced in 2022 in the tax area. The purpose of this article is to show the impact of the ‘Polish Deal’ legislation on net salaries of persons employed under an employment contract.

Materials and methods: 
The paper is based on an analysis of legal provisions in the tax area, being one of the pillars of the ‘Polish Deal’. A simulation of the impact of the new tax rules on net salaries introduced from the beginning of January 2022 (‘Polish Deal 1’) and from the beginning of July 2022 (‘Polish Deal 2’) has been carried out.

Results: 
The new personal taxation rules introduced by the ‘Polish Deal’ have contributed to an increase in net salaries of employees receiving a gross salary of less than PLN 12,000 per month and a reduction in the labour income of employees earning a salary above this amount.

Conclusions: 
By strengthening the degree of progressivity, the reform of the tax system under the ‘Polish Deal’ has significantly affected the net income of natural persons receiving remuneration under an employment relationship. However, the new tax rules introduced in a fast-track manner by the ‘Polish Deal’ have raised a number of controversies among both employers and employees.

Evaluation of the Pit Changes Introduced in 2022 as Part of the “Polish Deal”

Institute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Economic and Regional Studies / Studia Ekonomiczne i Regionalne

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Subject and purpose of work: 
The subject of this paper is to evaluate the ‘Polish Deal’ programme introduced in 2022 in the tax area. The purpose of this...

Evaluation of the Pit Changes Introduced in 2022 as Part of the “Polish Deal”

Data publikacji: 02 kwi 2024

Zakres stron: 98 - 114

Otrzymano: 01 sie 2023

Przyjęty: 01 lut 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ers-2024-0005

Słowa kluczowe
‘Polish Deal’, tax reform, income tax, tax progression

© 2024 Agnieszka Ewa Deresz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Evaluation of the Pit Changes Introduced in 2022 as Part of the “Polish Deal”

Data publikacji: 02 kwi 2024

Zakres stron: 98 - 114

Otrzymano: 01 sie 2023

Przyjęty: 01 lut 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ers-2024-0005

Słowa kluczowe‘Polish Deal’, tax reform, income tax, tax progression

© 2024 Agnieszka Ewa Deresz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
‘Polish Deal’, tax reform, income tax, tax progression