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Reuters
23-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Poland to cut copper mining tax from 2026, finance minister says
WARSAW, May 23 (Reuters) - Poland's copper mining tax will fall from next year under a new system that will provide deductions related to investment spending, Polish finance minister Andrzej Domanski said on Friday. The tax on mineral extraction, including copper, was introduced in 2012. Poland's biggest copper miner KGHM ( opens new tab paid 3.87 billion zlotys in tax in 2024, according to its annual report. Domanski said the tax cut and the introduction of investment spending deductions would lower tax revenues by an estimated 10 billion zlotys ($2.66 billion) over ten years and reduce costs for copper producers by the same amount. "The fact that KGHM is a supplier of about 85% of copper in Europe is absolutely crucial," Minister of State Assets Jakub Jaworowski said. "By taking care of investments in Poland, by taking care of the development of KGHM, we also take care of the collective security of the West and the European Union." ($1 = 3.7545 zlotys)
Bloomberg
13-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Poland's Domanski Sees EU Defense Fund Agreement This Month
Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski said he expects the European Union to reach a deal this month on a €150 billion ($167 billion) fund to boost the bloc's defense capabilities. He told a news conference following a meeting of his EU counterparts in Brussels on Tuesday that member states agree on the 'vast majority of issues' even if some would prefer more flexibility.
The Star
25-04-2025
- Business
- The Star
Poland likely to apply for EU leeway on defence spending, but worried others won't
FILE PHOTO: Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski (on right) looks on during a Reuters interview at the 2025 annual IMF and World Bank spring meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 24, 2025. REUTERS/Cedeno/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Poland is likely to ask the European Commission next week for an exemption from European Union borrowing limits to keep up large defence spending in coming years without breaking EU rules, but is worried that others won't do so, Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski said on Thursday. Apart from Poland, only Portugal has signalled it would ask for the same exemption, a measure the European Commission had hoped would be widely taken up by the 27 EU countries and help boost EU defence investment by 650 billion euros over the next four years to deter a potential Russian invasion. "We are seriously considering applying for the national escape clause," Domanski told Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings in Washington, adding that the decision would be made by the end of April. The European Commission proposed in March to allow each EU country to raise annual defence spending by 1.5% of gross domestic product for four years, without any disciplinary steps that would normally kick in once a deficit is above 3% of GDP. The exemption is called a national escape clause. But EU countries with high national debt are skeptical of borrowing more to spend on defence, especially if they are geographically distant from Russia. Italy has said it would not ask for the extra leeway. Spain and France are also skeptical. "If those countries won't apply, then it won't probably happen," Domanski said of reaching the EU's spending goal of 650 billion euros ($740 billion). On top of the 650 billion euros of extra national spending, the European Commission proposed that all EU countries jointly borrow 150 billion euros for EU defence projects that would benefit the bloc as a whole - a project called SAFE. Domanski said Poland, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU, treated that joint borrowing project as a priority and planned to finalize it in May. But he also said the amount was unlikely to be enough to secure Europe's needs. "Would this be enough? I mean, SAFE on its own? I think it's not enough," he said. EU finance ministers are considering additional ways of raising cash for defence spending, including through a special purpose vehicle or a rearmament bank, but none of these discussions are likely to reach conclusion soon, Domanski said. ($1 = 0.8783 euros) (Reporting by Jan Strupczewski and Karin Strohecker; Editing by Paul Simao)
Straits Times
25-04-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
Poland likely to apply for EU leeway on defence spending, but worried others won't
FILE PHOTO: Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski (on right) looks on during a Reuters interview at the 2025 annual IMF and World Bank spring meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 24, 2025. REUTERS/Cedeno/File Photo Poland likely to apply for EU leeway on defence spending, but worried others won't WASHINGTON - Poland is likely to ask the European Commission next week for an exemption from European Union borrowing limits to keep up large defence spending in coming years without breaking EU rules, but is worried that others won't do so, Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski said on Thursday. Apart from Poland, only Portugal has signalled it would ask for the same exemption, a measure the European Commission had hoped would be widely taken up by the 27 EU countries and help boost EU defence investment by 650 billion euros over the next four years to deter a potential Russian invasion. "We are seriously considering applying for the national escape clause," Domanski told Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings in Washington, adding that the decision would be made by the end of April. The European Commission proposed in March to allow each EU country to raise annual defence spending by 1.5% of gross domestic product for four years, without any disciplinary steps that would normally kick in once a deficit is above 3% of GDP. The exemption is called a national escape clause. But EU countries with high national debt are skeptical of borrowing more to spend on defence, especially if they are geographically distant from Russia. Italy has said it would not ask for the extra leeway. Spain and France are also skeptical. "If those countries won't apply, then it won't probably happen," Domanski said of reaching the EU's spending goal of 650 billion euros ($740 billion). On top of the 650 billion euros of extra national spending, the European Commission proposed that all EU countries jointly borrow 150 billion euros for EU defence projects that would benefit the bloc as a whole - a project called SAFE. Domanski said Poland, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU, treated that joint borrowing project as a priority and planned to finalize it in May. But he also said the amount was unlikely to be enough to secure Europe's needs. "Would this be enough? I mean, SAFE on its own? I think it's not enough," he said. EU finance ministers are considering additional ways of raising cash for defence spending, including through a special purpose vehicle or a rearmament bank, but none of these discussions are likely to reach conclusion soon, Domanski said. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Reuters
25-04-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Poland likely to apply for EU leeway on defence spending, but worried others won't
WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - Poland is likely to ask the European Commission next week for an exemption from European Union borrowing limits to keep up large defence spending in coming years without breaking EU rules, but is worried that others won't do so, Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski said on Thursday. Apart from Poland, only Portugal has signalled it would ask for the same exemption, a measure the European Commission had hoped would be widely taken up by the 27 EU countries and help boost EU defence investment by 650 billion euros over the next four years to deter a potential Russian invasion. "We are seriously considering applying for the national escape clause," Domanski told Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings in Washington, adding that the decision would be made by the end of April. The European Commission proposed in March to allow each EU country to raise annual defence spending by 1.5% of gross domestic product for four years, without any disciplinary steps that would normally kick in once a deficit is above 3% of GDP. The exemption is called a national escape clause. But EU countries with high national debt are skeptical of borrowing more to spend on defence, especially if they are geographically distant from Russia. Italy has said it would not ask for the extra leeway. Spain and France are also skeptical. "If those countries won't apply, then it won't probably happen," Domanski said of reaching the EU's spending goal of 650 billion euros ($740 billion). On top of the 650 billion euros of extra national spending, the European Commission proposed that all EU countries jointly borrow 150 billion euros for EU defence projects that would benefit the bloc as a whole - a project called SAFE. Domanski said Poland, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU, treated that joint borrowing project as a priority and planned to finalize it in May. But he also said the amount was unlikely to be enough to secure Europe's needs. "Would this be enough? I mean, SAFE on its own? I think it's not enough," he said. EU finance ministers are considering additional ways of raising cash for defence spending, including through a special purpose vehicle or a rearmament bank, but none of these discussions are likely to reach conclusion soon, Domanski said. ($1 = 0.8783 euros)
