SME spokesperson: OSR to amend the VAT Act at no cost to entrepreneurs

pracodawcagodnyzaufania.pl 1 month ago

The Ministry of Finance submitted a proposal to increase the rate of taxation on goods and services for non-alcoholic equivalents of alcoholic beverages.

This will increase retail prices for specified products, as well as drinks with added caffeine or taurine. With respect to this proposal, the SME Ombudsman points out that entrepreneurs will gotta prepare to bear the costs of changes, in peculiar due to appropriate adjustments to sales systems (tax registers, accounting systems, modification of the commodity base). The negative impact will be felt most by tiny operators in the commercial and catering manufacture (small shops, restaurants, cafes) which operate at low margins, have advanced fixed costs and a limited anticipation to pass on costs to the consumer. tiny local non-alcoholic beverage producers will be peculiarly affected. Minister Majewska critically refers to the fact that the Impact Assessment of the Regulation omitted the costs that entrepreneurs will gotta bear.

Agnieszka Majewska calls for a fresh, in-depth analysis of the costs of the Act for the SME sector

The Ombudsman besides points out that this is another draft law prepared by the Ministry of Finance, which provides for a crucial increase in taxation rates without providing a sufficiently long public consultation period. In this regard, Agnieszka Majewska asks for a fresh, in-depth analysis of the costs of the Act for the SME sector, an extension of the vacatio legis and information actions aimed at entrepreneurs. The planned entry into force of the amendments from 1 July 2026 may be besides short a time to prepare the smallest entrepreneurs for fresh responsibilities and adapt sales systems, product designations and accounting procedures to avoid confusion in trade and hazard of errors in accounts.