The minister heard the question about the flagship promise of KO. Eloquent answer

On Thursday, the government adopted a budget draft for 2026. According to the assumptions adopted to the project of next year’s budget, the real increase in GDP is to amount to 3.5 percent, and the average annual inflation will be at 3 %, with forecast wages by 6.4 percent. At the end of next year, registered unemployment is to be 4.9 percent. The forecast income is estimated at PLN 647 billion, and the budget deficit is to amount to PLN 271.1 billion, which is 6.5 percent. GDP.

– The budget presented for 2026 is a security, investment and of course supporting citizens – emphasized during a press conference after a government meeting, the Minister of Finance and Economy Andrzej Domański.

The head of the ministry and economy announced that next year the defense expenditure will amount to PLN 200 billion, and healthy PLN 247.8 billion.

Minister of Finance with an increase in tax -free amount

In a series of questions from journalists appeared, among others A matter of tax -free increase up to 60,000 PLN, i.e. one of the flagship promises of the Civic Coalition before the parliamentary elections in 2023. – There is no tax -free amount in the budget for 2026, we talked about it many times before – said the Minister of Finance and the Economy.

At the end of July, Prime Minister Donald Tusk will not talk about raising a tax -free amount next year. – When we are ready with a tax -free and timing project, I mean at what time I will inform you exactly. Certainly for 2026 it will not be – The head of government said in “Facts after Facts.”

In earlier statements, the prime minister suggested that the increase in the free amount could take place during this parliamentary term, which would mean that it would happen in 2027.

We would like to remind you that currently the tax -free amount is 30 thousand. PLN, which is the result of the Polish order introduced in 2022 by the Government of Law and Justice. People who earn this amount do not pay PIT at all.

The increase in tax -free amount is a solution expected by Poles. This is commanded by a SW Research survey for “Wprost” a year ago. When asked about which promises that are not realized by the current coalition regret the most, the respondents have just pointed out the increase in the free amount (38 percent). The next places included legal abortion until the 12th week of pregnancy and changes in the so -called Belka tax – 22.7 percent respectively and 21.6 percent).