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Other Incentives
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Except from the investment grants and tax relieves in the Special Economic Zones, investors may benefit from the following forms of incentives:
1. Grants for hiring unemployed and disabled persons.
2. Customs duty exemptions.
3. Local tax relieves.
1. Grants for hiring unemployed and disabled persons
a) unemployed persons
* reimbursement of costs of hiring an unemployed person - for up to 12 months,
* reimbursement of up to 50 per cent of costs of employee training,
* reimbursement of social-security contributions up to the limit of three minimum wages,
* redeemable loans (up to 50 per cent) granted to employers for creation of new jobs,
* reimbursement of costs of employing graduates (wages + awards + social-security contributions) - for up to 12 months or, if costs are reimbursed for every second month, 18 months.
Competent authority: the County Labour Office, the Head of a County (Starosta)
b) disabled persons
* reimbursement of contributions to pension, disability, sickness and accident insurance,
* financing of creation or adaptation of a workplace for a disabled person.
Competent authority: the State Fund for Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons, the Head of a County (Starosta)
Additionally, the employees who have taken up employment or internship or training outside their place of permanent residency in regions threatened by a particularly high structural unemployment are entitled to reimbursement of costs of commutation or accommodation. This facility may be used for up to 12 months.
Competent authority: Head of County
2. Customs duty exemptions
a) free zones and free warehouses
Free zones and free warehouses are the areas of Poland where:
* non-domestic goods are considered as being outside the Polish customs territory,
* the placing of domestic goods entails the same consequences as the export thereof.
Both domestic and non-domestic goods may be placed in a free zone. Goods placed in a free zone do not have to be presented to customs authorities and customs declaration is not required.
b) in-kind contribution to the company
An in-kind contribution made by a foreign investor to a company registered in Poland is exempted from customs duty.
Competent authority: the Customs Office, the Revenue Office, and the Ministry of Economy
3. Local tax relieves
a) real estate tax
There is a possibility of a partial or a full exemption from the real estate tax.
Example
Manufacturing area: 10,000 sq. m.
Real estate tax per one square mete: USD 2.00
Amount of exemption from real estate tax: USD 10,000 * 2 = USD 20,000
Competent authority: the Commune Council (Rada Gminy)
b) tax on means of transport
There is a possibility of a partial or a full exemption from the tax on trucks and buses. Passenger cars are not eligible for this incentive.
Competent authority: the Commune Council (Rada Gminy)
Text source: Polska Agencja Informacji i Inwestycji Zagranicznych (PAIiIZ) |
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