– We have low unemployment, we have well -functioning companies in Poland – argued in the “Facts after facts” program MP Maciej Konieczny from the Together party, commenting on the issue of reducing the health contribution for entrepreneurs. A supporter of the change of regulations is MP Ryszard Petru (Poland 2050 TRIPS).
The Sejm adopted on April 4 with the voices of KO, Polski 2050-TD and PSL-TD a reduction in health contribution for entrepreneurs. Against them PiS deputiesLeft and circles together. Confederation She abstained. The Senate is to deal with the amendment at the two -day meeting starting on Wednesday – according to the published agenda. He did not take care of the amendment at the first possible date, i.e. at the meeting on April 9.
“We have a huge sphere of tax optimization”
– There is no tragedy when it comes to Polish entrepreneurs – said in the program “Facts after facts” on TVN24 MP Maciej Konieczny from the Together party, asked about the legitimacy of reducing the health contribution.
– We have low unemployment, we have well -functioning companies in Poland. Especially small and medium. But we also have a huge sphere of tax optimization, consisting of fictitious self -employment – he said.
He explained that some companies in this way establish cooperation with people who should be full -time. “This is a simple fraud,” he said, adding that in his opinion from two million currently conducted sole proprietorships “Most of this is (fictitious) self -employment.” He explained, for example, about a lot of earning advisers or most programmers.
Konieczny admitted that the person running a small florist would gain about PLN 100 on a change in health premiums, but “a richer people will earn much more.”
In turn, according to Ryszard Petru, after the previous government's introduction, the most Polish small and medium -sized entrepreneurs collapsed. – The effect is that they stopped paying the health premium at all. She increased so much that they were unable to run their business – he said.
A larger hole at the NFZ cash register?
TVN24 guests were also asked if the lowering of the health premium would cause the National Health Fund collapse. According to the calculations of the Ministry of Finance NFZ by PLN 4.6 billion.
According to Ryszard Petru, there will be no collapse of the National Health Fund, because less revenues from health contributions from entrepreneurs will be supplemented with money from the state budget. – The problem is that the increase in expenditure on health care has so far been in remuneration, not in the quality of services. Therefore, health protection requires system reform, and entrepreneurs must be able to function – added Petru.
He indicated that we currently have almost PLN 60 billion paid for private health care. – If these systems were connected, we have 7 percent GDP for health protection – said TVN24 guest.
– Polish health care, and it is not really necessary to convince Poles, it is already very poor – said Maciej Konieczny. – We already know that this year there is a lack of PLN 20 billion and that it is Rypnie. Simply put – he added.
In his opinion, the Minister of Finance should save the health service with additional money, and not “give gifts” and compensate for the contribution to entrepreneurs from the budget.
Changes in the health premium
The act assuming a reduction in health contribution to entrepreneurs from 2026 introduces a two -element basis for calculating the health premium for entrepreneurs – it will be a flat -rate to a certain level, and the surplus of income will be percentage. The flat -rate part of the premium will be 9 percent. from 75 percent minimum remuneration for work. The second part will be calculated from the surplus of income above 1.5 times the average monthly salary with entrepreneurs settling the tax scale or flat tax (4.9 % rate).
In the case of entrepreneurs settling a lump sum, the second part of the premium will be charged on a surplus of revenues above 3 times the average monthly salary (3.5 % rate). The Act also assumes a reduction in the premium to 9 percent. with 75 percent minimum wage (currently there is 9 % of the minimum wage) for entrepreneurs paying tax in the form of a tax card. The possibility of settling the health contributions paid in income tax will be repealed.
The new regulations do not change the amount of health contribution paid by employees full -time and it will still be 9 percent. There will also be no changes when it comes to the premium in the case of retirement benefits – it will continue to be 9 percent.
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