An increase in excise work on alcohol threatens to increase inflation. Experts: the hazard of conflict with the President's promises

Zdjęcie: Podwyżka akcyzy na alkohol grozi wyższą inflacją. Eksperci: ryzyko konfliktu z obietnicami prezydenta / shutterstock


The increase in excise work on alcohol announced by the Ministry of Finance could rise inflation by 0.22 percent points – the economists of Santander Bank Polska wrote in a Friday comment. That's 0.15 pp more than with a pre-planned, 5-percent raise.