Donations to people injured in the attack on the Main Market Square in Kraków and their relatives will be exempt from tax, the Ministry of Finance has announced.
The decision covers financial and in-kind aid given to victims of the November 7 attack and their families. At the time of publication, it was not possible to determine what form the exemption will take (a regulation, a statute, or a general interpretation), when it will take effect, or which taxes it will apply to.
Scale of the attack
In the attack on the Main Market Square, five people were killed and more than a dozen were injured. On Wednesday, a spokesperson for the voivode said that 12 of the injured were still being treated in five Kraków hospitals. The perpetrator died in hospital, and the prosecutor’s office is continuing its investigation.
How similar exemptions worked
The Ministry of Finance has previously applied special exemptions after tragedies. After the September 2024 flood, donations intended for clearing its consequences were exempted from the inheritance and gift tax, and the exemption was extended until the end of 2026. The rules for the Kraków victims have not yet been described on the ministry’s website in the materials available to us.
