The changes, which are expected to come into force on 1st of October, would affect taxes under earnings of 85,000 Zloty per year, benefiting some 25 Million taxpayers, and costing approximately 9.7 billion Zloty per year, the Ministry of Finance says. It comes as new figures from Poland’s central statistics office show increases in wages and employment.
Sceptics point out that the proposed tax cuts come just weeks before parliamentary elections when the government will be looking to secure a second term.

Almost all of Bulgaria’s adult population may be affected by the worst hacking attack in the country’s history, international sources are reporting.

The attack targeted the Bulgarian tax service and may have successfully stolen the personal data of over 5 million people, including names, addresses, and in some cases, information on personal income, and the BBC reports.

On Tuesday, Bulgarian police arrested a 20 year old man in connection with the attack. Officers conducted raids on the man’s home and office in Sofia where they seized computers containing encrypted data. A spokesman said investigations are on-going and they continue to search for any others who may be involved, according to reports from Reuter’s news agency.

Some in the country are speculating that the attack exploited weak cyber security practices at the tax office. The Country’s finance minister apologised for the attack and the tax service is now faced with a 20 million Euro fine.

A United States Air Force fighter jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Powidz yesterday, afteringesting a bird into its engine. 

The F-15 jet, which is based in Poland as part of Operation Rapid Forge, conducted the emergency landing in a ‘controlled’ manner at an airport in Powidz in central Poland, said a spokesman, adding that no one was injured in the incident. 

Here in Gdansk, preparations are underway for the fair of St Dominic. 

The festival, which is the biggest event in the Gdansk calendar, has roots all the way back to the year 1260. It is the largest event of its kind in Poland and one of the largest in Europe, comparable to Weihnachtsmarkt or Oktoberfest.

Lasting for three weeks, the fair will see thousands of artists, artisans, and merchants come to the city bringing food, drink, and products from all over Europe. St Dominic’s fair starts July 27th and lasts until August 18th in central Gdansk.

The FIS Summer Ski Jumping Grand Prix is set to kick off in Wisla, Southern Poland, and tomorrow.

The international competition will begin in Poland before continuing on to Germany and will see famed Polish jumpers including Piotr Żyła, Dawid Kubacki, and Kamil Stoch compete on slopes named in honour of legendary Polish Olympic ski jumper, Adam Malysz