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Efektywność ulg podatkowych sprzyjających innowacyjności w Polsce
Effectiveness of tax reliefs supporting innovation in Poland

Author(s): Marta Kluzek
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: tax incentives; innovation; R&D

Summary/Abstract: One of the main tools used by many countries in the world to stimulate investment in research and development carried out by private companies has become an increased tax incentive. The purpose of this article is to present solutions applied in Poland in this area compared to other countries and to determine their effectiveness. In Poland, there is virtually no strategy to promote innovation, and a system of incentives to invest in R&D is not attractive to businesses. Tax relief for new technologies does not fulfill its function, which is indicated by the degree of use of incentives, the level of spending on research and development, as well as a place in the international rankings, which show that Poland is still one of the countries with the least innovative economy in Europe. Hence the urgent need for the change and implementation of fiscal policy in this area which is more adequate to the needs.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 386
  • Page Range: 89-98
  • Page Count: 10