The president is hesitant about the wellness contribution. "I will ask the Council for Social Dialogue"

The legislature voted Wednesday for adoption without amendment Amendment to the Public-funded wellness Care Services Act and any another laws reducing the wellness contribution to entrepreneurs from 2026

On Thursday, the President, addressing the delegates of the NSZZ “Solidarity”, said that He'll request their advice. in deciding on the further destiny of this regulation.

- Yeah, I'll ask you about it shortly enough. Council for Social Dialogue, I will ask... for an opinion on this matter. and I will, of course, ask for an opinion on this issue besides Solidarity, due to the fact that this The voice is fundamental to me – announced the President.

SZZZ "Solidarity" against simplification of the wellness contribution: Unacceptable

During the first day of the meeting, the National gathering of Delegates (OCD) adopted Health contribution simplification position. The delegates expressed their firmness in it opposition against the law adopted by Parliament amending the Act on the provision of public-funded healthcare and certain another laws. They call on the president to not signing the bill.

In the assessment of KZD, this is “a further change in the wellness contribution, which increases the disproportion in the burden of public-law obligations on staff employed on the phase compared to those engaged in single-person business. specified actions advance self-employment at the expense of employment‘.

KZD noted that ‘the simplification in the wellness contribution involves NFZ gross depletion, and consequently reducing the level of backing for wellness care". Furthermore, the bill was not subject to public consultation and opinion.

‘It is unacceptable, peculiarly with specified socially crucial projects", the delegates assessed in their position.

The fresh assumes the introduction of a two-elemental basis for the assessment of the wellness contribution for entrepreneurs – to a certain level it would be flat-rate and from surplus income a percentage. The changes concern around 2.5 million entrepreneurs.

Health contribution again. What are the rules?

The fresh rules do not change the amount of the wellness contribution paid by employees at the time, and it will inactive be 9%. There will besides be no change in the premium for emertite benefits – it will proceed to be 9%.

The change is to apply from the beginning of 2026. and will cost the state budget PLN 4.6 billion (as much as the proceeds from the wellness contribution are expected to decrease).

The simplification in the wellness contribution for entrepreneurs of the Sejm passed on April 4 with the votes of KO, Poland 2050-TD and PSL-TD. Against were MPs PiS, Left and Wheels Together. The Confederation abstained.

O veto They appealed to president Andrzej Duda, among others, the candidate of the Left for president Magdalena Biejat, organization candidate Together Adam Zandberg, OZZL Residents Agreement and Chief Medical Board. They argue that lowering the contribution will make patients worse and aggravate the wellness crisis.

Wednesday before noon Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that if the president vetoed changes in the wellness contribution, as Prime Minister, he would take steps to back to this subject after the presidential election.