Poland faces EU legal action over foreign lottery tax laws

Lottery Post — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:55:22 GMT

The European Commission has said Poland must end discriminatory taxation against foreign lottery winnings or face legal action.

Currently, winnings from lotteries in other member states are subject in Poland to higher taxation than winnings in domestic lotteries.

Poland exempts winnings from domestic lotteries or subjects them to a flat rate tax of 10 pct, whereas winnings from lotteries in other member states are taxed at the progressive income tax rates of 19 to 40 pct.

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