Global Daily Tax News, Poland To Substantially Hike Corporate Tax On Banks, (Aug 25, 2025)
Poland's Ministry of Finance has announced plans to significantly hike tax on banks, with effect from January 1, 2026.
The current corporate income tax rate on banks, of 19 percent, would be raised substantially to 30 percent in 2026 before falling to 26 percent in 2027 and to 23 percent in 2028.
At the same time, Poland will gradually reduce the asset-based bank tax, with the burden to be lowered by 10 percent in 2027 and by 20 percent in 2028, compared with 2025 levels.
The changes are intended to boost the banking sector's contribution to the budget by PLN20bn (USD5.5bn) over the next decade, to boost funding for security and healthcare.