Since the Company paid its corporate income tax in the form of simplified withholding taxes of PLN 319 thousand in 2018, JSW is obliged to pay the remaining liability amount of PLN 194 million as follows from the annual settlement.
Moreover, Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa paid its value added tax of PLN 89 million and personal income tax of PLN 231 million for the previous year. The ZUS contribution reached the level of PLN 1 billion in 2018. Last year, PLN 58 million was paid to municipality budgets in respect of property taxes.
The mines and plants owned by Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa are a significant source of income for local governments and the state budget. Apart from taxes, Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa pays various fees and charges every year. They include utility charges due to municipalities and to the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management. In 2018, such charges amounted to nearly PLN 34 million. The fees to the State Fund for Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons were higher, reaching over PLN 25 million. Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa incurred also costs related to environmental fees of almost PLN 5 million.
Over the past six years, the taxes, fees and charges levied on Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa amounted to more than PLN 8.1 billion in total.