Update 2023-10-26

City Hall on the new resolution:

(…) The rate of tax on residential buildings or parts thereof remains unchanged, i.e. PLN 0.98 per 1 m2 of usable floor area.

This tax applies to approximately 15,000 residents. The rates of tax on other land, including land used to conduct paid statutory public-benefit activities by public-benefit organisations, also remain unchanged, i.e. PLN 0.59 per 1 m2 of area.

The remaining property tax rates are set to increase due to the need to provide funds in the city budget for essential current expenditure related to the operation of organisational units in 2024. The adopted property tax rates are lower than the maximum rates set by the Minister of Finance.

What will the property tax rates be in the Bolesławiec Municipality?

Office:

  1. on land: a) used for conducting business activity, regardless of how they are classified in the land and property register – PLN 1.27 per 1 m2 of area, b) under standing surface waters or flowing surface waters of lakes and artificial reservoirs – PLN 6.33 per 1 ha of area, c) other land, including land used to conduct paid statutory public-benefit activities by public-benefit organisations – PLN 0.59 per 1 m2 of area, d) undeveloped land within a revitalisation area referred to in the Act of 9 October 2015 on revitalisation (Journal of Laws of 2021, item 485, as amended) and located in areas for which the local spatial development plan provides for residential, service or mixed-use development comprising exclusively these types of development, if four years have elapsed since the plan entered into force with respect to this land and construction has not been completed during that time in accordance with construction law – PLN 4.17 per 1 m2 of area.
  2. on buildings or parts thereof: a) residential – PLN 0.98 per 1 m2 of usable floor area, b) used for conducting business activity and residential buildings or parts thereof used for conducting business activity – PLN 31.45 per 1 m2 of usable floor area, c) used for conducting business activity involving the trade of certified seed – PLN 14.73 per 1 m2 of usable floor area, d) associated with the provision of healthcare services within the meaning of the legislation on medical activity and occupied by entities providing these services – PLN 6.42 per 1 m2 of usable floor area, e) other buildings, including those used to conduct paid statutory public-benefit activities by public-benefit organisations – PLN 10.61 per 1 m2 of usable floor area.
  3. on structures – 2% of their value determined on the basis of Article 4(1)(3) and (3–7) of the Act on Local Taxes and Charges.

Let us recall. Yesterday, we reported that one of the items on the agenda of Wednesday's meeting of the Bolesławiec City Council was a vote on a draft resolution on setting property tax rates, but with a correction proposed by the author. The draft was softened. As a City Hall representative stressed, this followed consultations and took place despite the local government's difficult financial situation.

It was decided that taxes on residential properties and other land will not be increased. And that this is “the maximum” City Hall can do when it comes to “mitigating the effects of inflation”. According to the office's estimates, approximately 15,000 Bolesławiec residents will not pay higher tax.

In the remaining cases, Bolesławiec City Hall did not move towards the maximum rates proposed by the Ministry of Finance. (They were reduced by 5%.)

Councillors adopted the resolution by 13 votes in favour. Six councillors voted against. One abstained.