Poland: Poland Increases the Excise Tax on Alcohol

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   PL2022-0002

On January 1, 2022, Poland implemented an amendment to the excise duty act on alcohol. The amendment increases the excise tax on alcohol by 10 percent and proposes the Excise Map, a schedule of additional excise tax increases of five percent each year during 2023-2027. The justification, according to the declaration of the Polish Ministry of Finance (PMF), is a concern for the health of Poles and discouraging them from drinking alcohol.

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