Poland scraps income tax for young people in bid to tempt emigrants home
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The country has suffered from a ‘brain drain’ in recent years as young people go abroad for higher wages.
By Jon Stone, Europe Correspondent
Poland will this week scrap income tax for roughly two million young workers in a bid to tempt emigrants to return home.
1.7 million people have left Poland in the past 15 years, spurred on by higher wages and opportunities in western Europe.
Young people have disproportionately made use of the EU freedom of movement they have enjoyed since Poland joined the bloc in 2004 – and the government wants to reverse the trend.
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