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In 2016, the Polish government is planning to introduce a tax on large-surface shops that would hit large trade entities, in order to promote small, domestic, family shops. The initial assumptions about the tax have been introduced in a draft law, dated September 15, 2015, which includes, among others, taxing the entities operating a business activity at shops larger than 250 m2. Today, the government specifies that in the new, altered draft, the shop taxation will not depend on the surface, but turnover.

Seeing today's lifestyle of Poles, it can be concluded that Poland forgot about the gray communist era for good. This is above all confirmed by the accelerating growth in the quality of life of the middle class society. Better quality of life has led to an increase in demand for luxury goods, which an average Pole could not afford even five years ago. We are talking mainly about the products from the automotive industry and fashion. Although the value of the luxury goods market in Poland is still much lower than in the developed countries, it is characterized by a rapid rate of growth and very optimistic predictions for the forthcoming years, which arouses great interest both in businessmen and economists.