Photovoltaic tax. The ministry explained what it is working on
The news that photovoltaic panels may be taxed has electrified their owners. The devil is always in the details, however. The Ministry of Finance has explained what it is actually working on.
A few months ago, discussions began on Facebook groups of people interested in photovoltaics – owners of panels and those who want to buy them – about the risk of introducing a photovoltaic tax in Poland. Fear struck users, which was skillfully exploited by people and organizations that aim to discourage green energy.
Taxation of photovoltaics. Ministry of Finance explains
This could have been related to the ongoing work in the Ministry of Finance on a draft bill amending the act on local taxes and fees. However, taxation of panels located on the roofs of buildings was never taken into account. The issue of taxation of wind farms was considered, but the regulations will apply in their current form: farms and photovoltaic installations will not be taxed in their entirety, but only building elements – supporting structures – will be subject to tax, as is currently the case.
“At no stage of the legislative work did the Ministry of Finance consider taxing air conditioners, generators and photovoltaic panels, and the dissemination of such false information only serves to cause anxiety among entrepreneurs and citizens,” the Ministry of Finance officially announced.
We wrote more about the possible farm tax increase here.
Photovoltaics on the balcony. Consent is required
A few weeks ago, following Gazeta Wyborcza, we described the situation of a reader who wanted to use photovoltaics so much that now the rush may cost him dearly. The thing is, he lives not in a single-family house, but in a block of flats. He waited for several months for the cooperative’s consent to install the panels. In the absence of a response, he decided to apply the policy of “accompliments” and simply installed the photovoltaics on his balcony. He had previously obtained construction expertise, which stated that the installation of the panels in the variant he had chosen would not overload the building and was safe. The reader also went around the flats and obtained signatures from 500 cooperative members (out of 1,000 members).
The cooperative reacted immediately to such action and ordered the dismantling of the installation as it had been built without the permission of the cooperative’s management board.
The man failed to comply with the summons and the case will go to court. The first hearing is scheduled for September 4.
Photovoltaic installation on the balcony
Only the inner part of the balcony is a private part. The outer part, to which the photovoltaic panels will be attached, is a common part, therefore their installation requires the consent of the community, cooperative or building management. They will not issue a permit if:
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they consider that the installation may pose a threat to other residents, as well as pedestrians using the sidewalk located directly under the balcony
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Photovoltaic panels will negatively impact the aesthetics of the building.
We write more about photovoltaics on the balcony in the text below.