Nominated by Donald Trump as US Ambassador to Poland, Thomas Rose He suggested that Poland should retreat the so-called. digital tax – announced by the Minister of Digitalism – otherwise it would compromise relations with the US.
"Auto-destructive taxation that will only harm Poland and its relations with the US. president Trump will besides respond properly. Undo the taxation to avoid consequences!” he warned in his entry Rose.
Barbara Nowacka: We must look for allies everywhere
She referred to his words Minister for Education Barbara Nowacka in the programme "Graffiti", which stated that the Polish government must primarily take care of national security.
We live in very hard times. In times that are of general concern to our citizens. Poles are looking at whether they will be safe and whether the government will take care of their interests and the government must do so," the minister stressed.
– We must look for allies everywhere, whether 1 likes this or another administration, Poland's safety is inactive the primary business. Though the heart sometimes breaks itself You gotta stay as calm as possible. and do not give in Ridiculous Pressures – she said.
Barbara Nowacka: We will not retreat from anything
Asking what Poland would do erstwhile Rose threatened to retaliate Donald Trump, she replied that Krzysztof Gawkowski there is simply a hard conversation to show what the alleged digital taxation is expected to be and how it will affect Polish security.
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– This is gonna be a very serious conversation. Today, on the another hand, we, members of the government, gotta warrant the safety of all citizens – she continued.
– The Polish government must show what this taxation will look like, what it will depend on, but We won't back down due to someone's tweet. We will not retreat from anything due to the tweets. Diplomacy, politics are not practiced on Twitter. Most Poles do not usage this application, they want to see the good effects of actions and want the government to rise money in a good way and for financial justice to meet everyone, including large corporations – she assessed.
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She added that in this sector it would aid European Union cooperation. She recalled that the government has been working on this taxation for many years, so it is no wonder that it is looking for different solutions and there are different ideas in this area.
She mentioned that the crucial origin is that Poland, which will shortly spend 5% of GDP on arms I just request money in the budget. “The most sensible solution is to take money from where they are,” concluded Barbara Nowacka.
Digital taxation – what is it and what sector will it affect?
The announced digital taxation model would touch technological giants in Poland, including many American companies. Head of the Digital Ministry Krzysztof Gawkowski argued that the additional money obtained from this taxation would be utilized to support national technology companies working, among others, on the improvement of artificial intelligence.
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– He could transfer profits from powerful global corporations, regardless of their origin, to the budget, and they could later work for the improvement of Polish technology companies, support Polish start-ups, deep tech, cloud companies or the creation of qualitative content by the media – he explained.
