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President to review bill on advertising tax

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, will examine a controversial advertising tax bill when it is in its final stages, the president’s chief aide has told PAP.

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Paweł Szrot, the president’s chief aide, told PAP that the president, Andrzej Duda, had been informed about the legislation, but had not been consulted about it. He added that the president stated that he would take a close look at the bill when it was in its “more or less final version.”

The bill, which aims to introduce a tax on media advertising revenue, has sparked fears in Poland that the government wants to turn the financial screw on media it regards as unfriendly, and in that way stifle free speech.

Last week many of Poland’s leading newspapers, radio stations and television channels imposed a news blackout in protest over the legislation.

The president’s aide also stated that Andrzej Duda believes that, “if the funds from the announced tax are actually allocated to the National Health Fund or the Medical Fund, to help Poles, then the matter is definitely up for serious discussion.”

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