A declaration was made: – I'll turn to president Andrzej Duda Fr. veto on health contributions – announced the leader of the Together party and presidential candidate Adrian Zandberg. – This is a bad, harmful law. A law that hits hundreds of thousands of Polish patients. After voting in the Sejm that took place yesterday, it is clear that This government will lead to the privatization of health protection. Yesterday in the Sejm there were changes in the health premium, which mean that up to 20 billion holeswhich is already in the health fund, Another 6 billion will be added – he added.
Politicians divided: On Friday, the Sejm adopted a law reducing the health contribution for entrepreneurs. For MPs voted for her acceptance KO, Polski 2050 and PSL. Against There were MPs Left and Law and Justicea The confederation abstained. PIS He argues that he voted against, because the Minister of Finance did not explain how he intends to supplement the loss arising in the NFZ budget. The left, in turn, did not support the reduction because she did not want to “reduce health care expenses”. Before the law enters into force, he must still be adopted by the Senate and signed by the president.
Health contribution down: According to the project, from next year, the contribution will benefit over the contribution 2.2 million people conducting business activity. It will be a flat -rate to a certain level, and from the surplus of income – percentage. For example, an entrepreneur on a tax scale earning PLN 20,000 will pay a premium by over PLN 1,100 lower than before. The Ministry of Finance claims that the reduction of the premium will not reduce revenues to the NFZ budget – The missing amount of over PLN 4.5 billion will be complemented by the state budget. The method of calculating the health contribution is to be changed from 2026. As calculated, among others “Gazeta Wyborcza”, “This change means that An employee on a minimum wage will pay a higher premium than an entrepreneur with an income above the average salary (up to 150 % of its value) “.
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Sources: IAR, Next.gazeta.pl, Together, Wyborcza.pl