Poland Introduces Excess Profit Tax on Oil Companies
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President Karol Nawrocki signed a government bill concerning fuel company profits. However, he recently claimed that Prime Minister Donald Tusk wanted to "force" his signature, and that the bill itself was "unconstitutional" and "violates a fundamental principle of law."
Poland is introducing a tax on excess profits for oil companies in order to lower gasoline and diesel prices. President Karol Nawrocki said on Thursday evening that he had signed the bill into law.
The President signed a law on taxing the extraordinary profits of fuel companies. At the same time, the law was referred – in a follow-up procedure – to the Constitutional Tribunal for consideration.
Professor Antoni Dudek harshly criticized Karol Nawrocki's signature on the fuel bill. He called the president's decision a sign of weakness and a point of criticism for Donald Tusk.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki announced that Poland will take an extraordinary measure to lower fuel prices.
Imagine facing your most important speech, where you have to announce a political capitulation, but present it as a resounding success. Stress, rush, a sudden camera zoom… and your own pen decides to play the worst joke of your career. Karol Nawrocki has just discovered that an ink-stained finger can completely cover up a story about fuel prices.
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