What is the position of the SME spokesman on the proposed changes to the health insurance contribution?

Spokesman for Small and Medium Enterprises, Adam Abramowicz, appealed to the Marshal of the Sejm, Elżbieta Witek, to maintain a fixed amount of health insurance contributions for self-employed persons.

– I believe that the reduction in the proposed health insurance premium for entrepreneurs who pay flat tax from 9% to 4.9% is a change going in the right direction, but still insufficient. It still causes a high level of increase in the burden for taxpayers who settle accounts with this form of taxation – writes the spokesman for SMEs in the letter.

According to Adam Abramowicz, recognizing the need to subsidize the health care system, it is acceptable to increase the amount on which the contribution would be calculated to 100% of the average wage in the national economy. According to the forecast average, in 2022, the premium would amount to PLN 533, i.e. an increase by a quarter of the current amount, but not significantly straining companies’ finances. In the opinion of the Ombudsman for SMEs, the contribution in this amount should also apply to entrepreneurs who pay a lump sum for registered revenues. In the case of full-time employees and entrepreneurs who pay taxes on general principles, there should be a ceiling on which the health insurance premium would no longer be charged, similar to the 30-fold limit in the case of social security contributions.

– In my opinion, incomprehensible and detached from economic realities is the proposal to cover taxpayers who pay tax on recorded revenues with three health insurance premium rates, depending on the amount of income achieved by a given entrepreneur, i.e. PLN 307 health insurance with income lower than PLN 60 thousand, and PLN 511 PLN with revenues from PLN 60 thousand to PLN 300 thousand. Other taxpayers paying tax on revenues will pay a health insurance premium of PLN 920. It will be an almost threefold increase in the health insurance premium in relation to its current amount – writes Adam Abramowicz, spokesman for small and medium-sized enterprises.

In the opinion of the Ombudsman for SMEs, the amount of revenues does not have to be correlated with the amount of income achieved by entrepreneurs. If progress is made in this respect, high-margin entrepreneurs will be privileged at the expense of those with small margins, such as in the trade sector.

The spokesperson for SMEs in a letter to the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland also emphasizes that the government introduced provisions regulating the so-called minimum CIT, which would be paid by companies with losses or with an income lower than 1% of their income. Contrary to the assurances of the Government, the proposed exemptions do not fully eliminate the need to pay this tax by companies from the SME sector.

– In view of the above, I propose to introduce a premise excluding the obligation to pay this tax by companies that have achieved an annual net turnover from the sale of goods, products and services and from financial operations not exceeding the PLN equivalent of EUR 50 million – sums up Adam Abramowicz, spokesman for small and medium-sized enterprises. entrepreneurs.

In a position addressed to Ms Elżbieta Witek, the SME spokesman also indicated that the introduction of a new form of company taxation, changes in the amount of health insurance contributions for entrepreneurs paying flat tax and tax on registered income were not subject to public consultations. Therefore, Adam Abramowicz suggests extending the consultation process and postponing the entry into force of the entire tax reform by one year.

Source: https://www.pit.pl/aktualnosci/533-zl-skladki-zdrowotnej-apel-rzecznika-msp-1006020

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