PRCH: More trade Sundays include employment growth, tax revenues and GDP

The liquidation of the current restrictions on trade on Sundays should result in an increase in trade employment, an increase in the turnover of the entire retail trade, increased tax revenues of the state from VAT, PIT and social security contributions, an increase in job offers for people interested in part-time work (e.g. students), as well as an increase in consumption of Poles, which will translate into GDP growth, the Polish Council of Shopping Centres estimates.

The Polish Council of Shopping Centres appreciates that, as announced by the pre-election, the discussion on the restoration of trade opportunities on Sundays has again begun. After 8 years of ongoing restrictions on Sunday trade, a draft regulation has emerged to change the current regulations. PRCH hopes that the final shape of statutory solutions will be developed through public consultations, to which industry organizations will also be invited, according to the announcement.

For many years, the Polish Council of Shopping Centres has been in favour of restoring freedom of trade on all Sundays. Customers should have a free choice and if they want to shop on Sundays, they should have the opportunity to do so. Commercial facilities should be open during hours that are attractive to customers and tenants. In this regard, PRCH supports the expectations and demands of tenants operating in shopping centres and parks. At the same time, the right to rest should be guaranteed for trade workers, also stated.

PRCH also stressed that restoring the possibility of trading on Sundays would mean that Poland will again join most countries of the European Union that do not interfere with the possibility of opening stores on Sundays. In the last few years, Denmark, Finland and Hungary have completely waived the Sunday trade ban.

Source: PRCH and ISBnews