Raising the tax-free allowance to PLN 60,000 was one of the flagship promises made by Civic Coalition (KO) ahead of the 2023 parliamentary elections. More than two and a half years after taking office, the pledge remains unfulfilled. Now, with less than a year to go before the next parliamentary elections, Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz says the promise could be delivered in 2027.
Ahead of the 2023 parliamentary elections, Civic Coalition (KO) included raising the tax-free allowance to PLN 60,000 among its “100 Concrete Measures for the First 100 Days” in office. More than two and a half years after the December 13 coalition government took power, no specific timetable for introducing the measure has been announced.
It is worth recalling that the fourth of KO‘s “100 Concrete Measures for the First 100 Days” stated:
“We will cut taxes. Individuals earning up to PLN 6,000 gross per month (including the self-employed) and pensioners receiving pensions of up to PLN 5,000 gross per month will not pay personal income tax. We will raise the tax-free allowance – from PLN 30,000 to PLN 60,000 – for taxpayers subject to the progressive tax scale, including entrepreneurs and pensioners.”
Like the overwhelming majority of the coalition’s other “concrete measures,” this promise has yet to be fulfilled. Moreover, in 2024 the government adopted the Medium-Term Fiscal-Structural Plan for 2025-2028, which explicitly states that no increase in the tax-free allowance is planned in the coming years.
Tax-Free Allowance – Will the Coalition Campaign on It Again?
This raises the question: will Donald Tusk’s coalition once again make the higher tax-free allowance a central campaign pledge in 2027?
The issue was addressed by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Poland’s Minister of National Defence, during an interview with TVN24.
“This is a cornerstone of the entire coalition, and Minister Domański is working on it,” he said, adding that the best outcome would be to introduce the measure in 2027.
As he further explained, “we will all bear a very high political cost if this proposal is not passed. It encompasses several key commitments from our coalition agreement, including tax-free pensions, which are very important to us.”
In his view, raising the tax-free allowance should not be separated from another key issue – adjusting the second income tax threshold. As he put it, “I would prefer a comprehensive solution.”