- In 2023, Poland lost 47 billion PLN, or 16% of potential VAT revenue, due to fraud and the shadow economy.
- This placed Poland third among EU countries for VAT losses.
- The European Commission’s “Mind the gap” report confirms these findings.
- The Polish Ministry of Finance initially reported a 15.8% VAT gap for 2023, later revising it to 13.5%.
- The Ministry expects the VAT gap to decrease to 6.9% in 2024.
Source: podatki.gazetaprawna.pl
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