VAT will finance the modernization of the Polish Army? advanced taxes will stay longer [COMMENT]

As long as defence spending exceeds 3%. GDP, VAT rates should stay at 8 and 23 percent,” Deputy Finance Minister Artur Soboń told a press conference on Thursday. Taking into account the very wide scope of needs of the Polish Armed Forces, as well as the plans to increase their numbers, in practice this means that the rates will stay for longer. The modification in the VAT regulations will only change the formal justification for maintaining higher rates than those in force respective years ago, which does not change the fact that the maintenance of backing of the army at the level of more than 3%. GDP is becoming a necessity in the current situation.