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Poland fuel crisis: Sejm passes windfall tax amid margin row

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~~Polish agriculture and~~ Poland fuel crisis: ~~Rising costs and~~ Sejm passes windfall tax amid margin row

The Polish agriculture and the broader economy continue to face significant strain from rising energy and fuel costs. While the fruit sector deals with low purchase prices for summer apples, the transport industry political landscape is ~~facing a crisis due to record-high diesel prices, which have averaged 8.89 PLN per liter. A survey~~ increasingly defined by SW Research indicates that 66% of Poles fear fuel prices could soon exceed the 10 PLN per liter threshold. Bus operators, such as PKS Polonus and PKS Nova, warn that if diesel surpasses 10 PLN per liter, ticket price hikes may become unavoidable. Although some firms utilize a dispute over fuel ~~clauses to adjust rates, many report that these~~ pricing mechanisms ~~cannot keep pace with market volatility. Additionally, the diesel trade is becoming increasingly difficult due to high product costs~~ and ~~low import margins. In response, the Polish Council of Ministers~~ taxation. The Sejm has ~~re-adopted~~ passed a ~~draft~~ law ~~to impose~~ imposing a windfall tax on fuel corporations to ~~generate approximately 4 billion PLN. The tax~~ fund the ‘Ceny Paliwa Niżej’ (CPN) consumer protection program. This legislation targets extraordinary profits ~~earned between~~ from March ~~1 and December 31, 2026, proposing~~ 2026 to March 2027, applying a ~~60 percent~~ 60% rate for ~~major entities like Orlen~~ producers and ~~40 percent~~ a 50% rate for ~~others.~~ non-producer sellers. The ~~tax base is calculated on revenue exceeding~~ bill continues to face scrutiny regarding its retroactive application, a ~~reference margin derived from 2025 results plus 20 percent. Prime Minister Donald Tusk~~ concern previously raised by President Karol Nawrocki. In a counter-move, President Nawrocki has ~~linked this tax~~ submitted his own legislative proposal to the ~~potential reactivation of~~ Sejm. His plan seeks to lower fuel prices by allowing the ~~‘Ceny Paliwa Niżej’ (CPN) program~~ government to ~~provide consumer relief. Tusk has appealed~~ implement temporary limits on refinery and retail margins, alongside potential exemptions from retail sales tax and reductions in excise duties. Notably, the President’s proposal suggests defining margins as fixed monetary amounts rather than percentages to ~~President Karol Nawrocki~~ better insulate retail prices from raw material fluctuations. Under this plan, market disruptions would be defined by a minimum 20% increase in Brent crude prices compared to ~~sign~~ the ~~bill, noting that a~~ previous ~~attempt was blocked by~~ year’s average. This legislative competition highlights the ~~President via~~ ongoing tension between the ~~Constitutional Tribunal over concerns regarding retroactive taxation.~~ Tusk ~~warned that failure to pass the legislation would prevent the~~ government ~~from funding price reductions amidst geopolitical tensions in the Middle East~~ and ~~the war in Ukraine.~~ President Nawrocki as they propose diverging methods to address rising fuel costs and inflation.

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