Comparing to the Central and Eastern Europe neighbours, Poland has an attractive and transparent system of investment incentives. In some parts of Poland – for instance in the Eastern Poland – entrepreneurs can expect even 50% of co-financing of investment from public budget. Poland offers a vast range of public aid for investors: grants for employment, grants for new investments, income tax exemption or exemption from property tax. He also mentioned Special Economic Zone programme in Poland. “213,000 people in Poland earn a living in Special Economic Zone, said Majman stressing the importance of the Special Economic Zones programme in Poland.
“It is a false thesis that the public aid in Poland is offered only for foreign investors. The access to the system of public grants is exactly the same for both Polish and foreign companies”, explained deputy director of Foreign Investment Department in Polish Infomation and Foreign Investment Agency. Polish Infomation and Foreign Investment Agency is also a guide for Polish companies through the investment system offered abroad. Polish companies planning foreign expansion are offered a vast range of programmes supporting the internationalization. For instance, French IT incubator: IT Paris &Co offers free office space for the first three months. In Great Britain, high-tech investors are offered a system of incentives called “R&D tax credits” while Star UPNY is one of the most popular programme supporting foreign hi-tech companies in the US.
Maximum level of public aid in Polish regions
In 1 July 2014, a new map of regional aid was introduced. For instance, in Warsaw, the maximum level of public aid reaches 15%. In 2018, it will decrease to 10%.
Source: Polish Infomation and Foreign Investment Agency
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