On June 9, 2025, a petition concerning the introduction of a church tax in Poland was submitted to the Senate and supplemented on June 20. On July 7, the Petitions Committee referred the document for consideration.
The petitioner proposes that the Tax Office collect 8% of gross remuneration (employment contract, contract of mandate, contract for specific work) and then transfer the funds to the registered religious association indicated in the declaration. People wishing to avoid this charge would have to declare that they have no religious affiliation or are atheists.
Such a solution has been successfully operating in Germany for years. The system there is transparent, ensures stable financing for religious communities and makes it possible to precisely determine the actual number of believers. According to the petitioner, introducing a church tax in Poland would organize the financing of religious institutions, making it more transparent and subject to public oversight.
Under the proposal, the church tax would be deducted directly by the employer and sent to the appropriate tax office, which would transfer it to the selected religious association. Failure to declare affiliation would mean that no deductions were made.
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