The European Commission has approved a government aid project for entrepreneurs included in the "Polish anti-crisis measures - COVID-19" program. The program is intended to grant state aids to entrepreneurs to counter the economic effects of COVID-19.

Poland has obtained the approval of the European Commission to introduce the state aid specified in the "Polish anti-crisis measures - COVID-19" program referred to in the provisions of the Law of 2 March 2020 on specific solutions related to the prevention and combat of COVID-19, other contagious diseases and the crisis situations they have caused.

Entrepreneurs who have difficulties with paying taxes on time due to a decrease in economic turnover caused by COVID-19 of at least 25% in any month following 31 January 2020 compared to the previous month or the corresponding month of the previous year can benefit from tax reliefs. Having registered a decrease in turnover, entrepreneurs can request:

• deferral of the deadline for payment of the tax or division of the tax payment into installments;
• deferral of the payment or payment in installments of tax arrears together with default interests or interests on unpaid on time tax withholdings.

Requests to grant a relief are submitted to the appropriate tax offices together with:

• information confirming at least 25% decrease in turnover;
• a simplified form of information presented at the time of requesting public aid related to the prevention and combat of COVID-19 and its effects.

The tax office must examine the requests submitted by 30 June 2021 and the deadline for the deferral or payment of the last installment cannot take place after 31 December 2022. The aid to combat Covid-19 granted by tax offices are not subject to limits and cannot be combined with other aid granted based on the Commission Communication.

The value of the aid was estimated in the EC decision at EUR 264 million (approximately PLN 1.2 billion).