Poland exempts disposable packaging from VAT tax in new deposit scheme regulations

• VAT tax will not be charged for disposable packaging in Poland’s deposit scheme
• Ministry of Climate and Environment received opinion from Ministry of Finance
• VAT will only appear for reusable packaging that do not return to the system
• Climate ministry in contact with Ministry of Finance for possible statutory changes
• Inclusion of dairy beverages in deposit system postponed by a year
• Regulations will allow local governments to include recycling from deposit system in meeting collection levels in municipalities

Source: biznes.pap.pl

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