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Ahead of election, Polish lawmakers propose to cut copper tax

19th March 2019

By: Reuters

  

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WARSAW – Lawmakers from Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party proposed on Tuesday to cut mining tax payments so that major copper producer KGHM could spend more money on investment.

The mining levy, introduced in 2012 and calculated using a formula based on local production volumes and prices, primarily affects KGHM, a major employer in southeast Poland and one of the world's biggest copper and silver producers.

Poland holds general elections this year. The tax has been a subject of debate during previous campaigns. In 2015, some politicians had promised to scrap it.

KGHM paid 1.67-billion zlotys in mining tax in 2018, while the group's profit was 1.66-billion zlotys.

"Lowering the mining levy by 15 percent ... will make additional funds available to KGHM, which will significantly translate into long-term stability and development of the company," lawmakers said in draft law published on parliament's website.

Reducing the mining levy would lower budget revenues by an estimated 180-million zlotys in 2019 and 240-million zlotys in subsequent years, the draft said.

By 13:10 GMT shares in KGHM had risen by 4.2%.

Edited by Reuters

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