The Tax Exemptions and Reductions in the Excise Duty on the Electricity in the Directive 2003/96/EC and the Polish Law
The Tax Exemptions and Reductions in the Excise Duty on the Electricity in the Directive 2003/96/EC and the Polish Law

Summary/Abstract: This paper discusses the functions of the tax exemptions and reductions in the excise duty on the electricity introduced in the Energy Directive (2003/96/EC) – being in the same time their ratio legis, and then analyzes the extent to which they have been implemented into the Polish tax law. In the course of the analysis the tax exemptions and reductions were divided into four groups, where the division criterion was the role that should be met in the economy: 1) the ecological tax exemptions and reductions, 2) supporting the competitiveness of the energy-intensive industries, 3) associated with the transport, 4) the social tax exemptions and reductions. The comparison of the legal norms expressed in the Directive with the standards contained in the Polish Excise Duty Act compels the conclusion that the numerous reliefs and exemptions in the excise duty on the electricity proposed by the Energy Directive are used in a very limited way in the Polish law.

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