Posted on 10/16/2025 11:02:26 AM PDT by nickcarraway
The bill, presented by Karol Nawrocki in August, removes the income tax obligation on families earning up to 140,000 zloty (€32,973) a year. Poland's president has signed a new law introducing zero personal income tax (PIT) for parents raising at least two children, a reform which aims to support families, increase household income and boost economic activity.
The bill, presented by Karol Nawrocki in August, removes the income tax obligation on families earning up to 140,000 zloty (€32,973) a year.
The tax break is available to all parents who have parental responsibility over children, including legal guardians and foster parents.
According to calculations by the presidency, an average Polish family is expected to be around 1,000 zloty (€235) per month better off thanks to the new tax break.
The actual impact of the new regulations will only be visible in the 2026 tax return, which will be filed in 2027.
The aim of the reform is to reduce the tax burden on families, increase disposable income, stimulate consumption and encourage professional activity.
Nawrocki made zero PIT for families one of the pillars of his presidential campaign.
As early as March, he presented his so-called "Contract with the Poles," in which he announced the introduction of the tax relief from the first day of his presidency.
After his victory in the June run-off he kept his word, symbolically signing the bill on 8 August before passing it to Poland’s parliament, the Sejm.
Zero PIT is just one element of a wider reform dubbed the "tax armour," a package of reforms that also includes a reduction of VAT from 23% to 22%, the abolition of capital gains tax and the introduction of a quota-based pension indexation.
Who will benefit?
The president's office says that financing the programme will come from a tightening of the tax system to the tune of 14 billion zloty (€3 billion), but financial experts believe that such a sum is unrealistic to achieve by this route alone. also warn that the real benefits will be felt mainly by the wealthiest citizens.
Piotr Juszczyk, chief tax adviser at inFakt, stresses that low-income families, who pay little or no income tax, will gain a negligible amount while those with high incomes will benefit the most.
For example, a family with a gross monthly income of 7,000 zloty (€1,648) can count on a relief of around 395 zloty (€93) per month.
In comparison, parents earning 12,000 zloty (€2,826) per month will save as much as 913 zloty (€215) every month, or over 11,000 zloty (€2,590) per year.
Meanwhile, those earning the lowest national income can only expect to see savings of around 75 zloty (€17) while those with incomes lower than the tax-free amount will not see any change at all as they are already exempt from PIT.
What do Poles think?
On 11 September, public consultations were held on the draft law prepared by the President. 476 people took part in the consultation, 71% of whom were men and 29% were women.
Around 76% of respondents felt that the new tax law was definitely needed, while only 16% expressed strong opposition to Nawrocki's proposal.
In addition, 66% of respondents positively assessed the presented assessment of the economic and financial impact of the introduction of zero PIT for 2+2 families, while between 10-11% disagreed with it.
so encouraging poor people to have more children.
that will turn out great...
Seems better than some formulations:
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Meanwhile, those earning the lowest national income can only expect to see savings of around 75 zloty (€17) while those with incomes lower than the tax-free amount will not see any change at all as they are already exempt from PIT.”
That s what society is based on. Would we even have humanity without that? Don’t go full commie.
a society where only the dumbest are encouraged to procreate is a society doomed to future failure.
That last thing any society needs is the dumbest having all the kids.
“so encouraging poor people to have more children.”
Poor people don’t pay taxes. They get more subsidies to have more kids.
You want to stop poor people from having a ton of essentially parentless kids,get rid of the incentive (subsidy) AND (most importantly}) tie tubes if they want to remain on welfare.
a better program would be anyone with an IQ above 120 that has more than 4 kids has to pay no income tax or 10% off their taxes for every kid or anything that encourages the smart to multiply.
The U.S. isn't dumb because of our genes, it's because of our culture.
What world are you living in? The U.S. has an extremely low birthrate. And it’s going down further as fewer people are getting married, or interested in children. Stop fighting problems that don’t exist. People still believe outdated left wing myths.
The Polish government is doing the right thing by encouraging nuclear families and reproduction.
Despite the nonsense that the left has peddled the world is running out of people. The ones that manage to find the most people the soonest own the immediate future. That was sort of the idea behind the population replacement programs. The problem was that the poor came “here” not just bringing their problems but then they stopped breeding too.
That and the 1% VAT arent really all that important. No capital gains can be huge.
Exactly! Some African countries, and a few others still have high rates. Pakistan and Nigeria could be the most populous countries in the world someday.
True. And they have the highest suicide rate for a country that large. [South Korea is the only country that's not tiny that has higher.]
I think he was trying Orthodoxy but may be shifting to Islam.
That 140,000 zloty is the Polish median income so it’s aimed squarely at their working class and half their middle class.
If it lets more mothers leave the work force and stay home, wages will rise. Everyone benefits when men can afford a SAHM.
But they could finesse it by increasing the tax free amount another tranche for a 3rd child and another for the 4th. That will encourage upper middle class women to have one or two more children.
But do women want to leave the workforce?
Actually making it easier for people who aren’t poor to afford children. Poor people don’t pay income taxes, their poor decision making is subsidized by those that do.
You forgot to read the part between the lines.
Poor people and/or stupid people dont really have capitol gains to be concerned about or to really benefit from.
The $17 dollar monthly tax break for a handful is really of no matter compared to the $17,000,000 of the one that did well.
Some do. Not every woman wants a small family. Especially in a Catholic country.
The point is to enable the ones who do.
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