– The Ministry of Finance does not plan to introduce catastral tax in Poland – assured Deputy Minister of Finance Jarosław Neneman on Friday in the Sejm, answering the questions of MPs. He also reminded that the government did not introduce any new tax on chapels, garden dwarfs or fences, as previously informed by some media.
– the government is not planning (…), does not forecast, does not conduct any analytical work related to the introduction catastral tax in Poland – said Neneman.
– I also want to say that the government has not introduced any new tax, no tax on dwarfs, chapels. We have not introduced a new tax on fences – he added.
From dwarfs, chapels and fences
The catastral tax is a tax on the value of real estate (land, apartment). The introduction of such a tribute was recommended to Poland recently OECD.
On Tuesday, on Radio ZET, the Minister of Development and Technology Krzysztof Paszyk asked if a catastral tax would be introduced, he replied that “this is a topic for a longer conversation”. – He is responsible for taxes Ministry of Financethe whole government. You need a conversation in this regard – he said.
In January, information about the new tax on fences appeared in some media. The Ministry of Finance has reacted with explanations that such tribute had already been in force, and it is only subject to fences related to economic activity.
Earlier, doubts also concerned the embracing of garden dwarfs, roadside crosses, holy figurines or chapels.
“Real estate taxes are subject to buildings related to conducting business activity, which eliminates the indicated facilities of small architecture such as: roadside crosses, saints' figurines and real estate tax shrines” – explained the Ministry of Finance in press release.
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