The question of financing the activities of spiritual communities in Poland has been discussed for years. Part of society corresponds to the current model, but there is no deficiency of support for different solutions. Among another things, it is proposed to implement ideas from another countries. Recently, a petition for taxation on the church went to parliament.
Currently, spiritual unions in Poland proceed with voluntary donationsfaithful and funds from the Church Fund. The second is this year PLN 275.7 million. It is financed entirely by the state budget.
W The legislature has a petition that advocates ecclesiastical tax German.
8% taxation on the Church? There's a petition.
For Oder, this taxation is simply a compulsory charge, which they bear, inter alia, Catholics, Protestants or Jews. Its amount is (depending on the Land) 8 or 9 percent of the income taxation of a believer, formally belonging to a peculiar community.
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What would the situation be like in Poland? "IRS would collect 8% tax received from the wage received from the contract of employment, contract of order and contract of work" - explained the author of the application (his identity is not given for information).
These measures would then be directed to individual spiritual associations. It is worth noting that in Germany, non-denominationals do not gotta pay. Also, according to the proposed solution, there would be a anticipation of non-payment. Willing "must declare atheism".
The cited paper stresses that the introduction of specified provisions "effectively feeds funds of individual spiritual associations", besides represents "precise determinant of actual followers". It besides points to transparency, as opposed to the national model, "based mostly on donations and grants", which, according to the propulsor, is opaque and controversial.
It should be noted that the religion fee in Germany does not apply for example. low income people. The proposal to Senators does not propose that specified an exception should be taken into account by the author.
Church taxation in Poland. What will the legislature do?
What will be the destiny of the initiative? The letter is presently pending consideration by the Senate. It went to the advanced home in June and was sent to the Committee on Petitions in early July. If parliamentarians decide to give the substance a run, a legislative procedure may begin, the final result of which may be a complete change in the rules on the financing of spiritual communities in Poland.
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If the request were met, the fresh payment could concern The vast majority of citizens. According to the 2021 National Census, there are more than 27.6 million religions surviving in the country, of which Almost 90% are Catholics.
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