NPBP: Cracking down on illegal operations and fraud

Business-owner – a taxpayer, an employer, and a partner.” What do these words mean exactly? This is the question I asked myself at this year’s Economic Forum in Krynica, Poland, a meeting point for the government, politicians, and business operators. The answer seems quite simple. What business values most highly in a state’s regulatory policy is the stability of the legal system combined with equal treatment of all businesses by the government and a transparent dialogue between the government and business operators in the legislative flow. This very dialogue proved to be the foundation of the state’s economic development on many occasions. On the other hand, the lack thereof had quite the opposite effect. It resulted in redundancies and putting investment decisions on hold by business owners. This dialogue is equally important for small and medium-sized domestic businesses as well as foreign investors, both those already present in Poland and those looking for investment opportunities in this part of Europe.