"Poles pay the highest taxes in 35 years. I will show you a legal escape that the state will not block. Listen, the Polish taxpayer gives about 38% of their income to the government today. This is a record since the transformation era." "Polacy płacą najwyższe podatki od 35 lat. Pokażę ci legalną ucieczkę, której państwo nie zablokuje. Słuchajcie, polski podatnik oddaje dzisiaj rządowi około 38% swojego dochodu. To rekord od czasów transformacji."

Methodology The claim that Polish taxpayers give about 38% of their income to the government is partially consistent with some tax burden data. According to the OECD "Taxing Wages 2026" report (data for 2025), the tax wedge for a childless single person earning an average wage in Poland was 35.1% of total labor costs. Other analyses, considering a broader definition of tax burden (including indirect taxes), indicate higher values, e.g., around 43% of gross income in 2024 (Warsaw Enterprise Institute report) or even 60% in 2023. However, the part of the claim stating that this is a "record since the transformation era" (last 35 years) is not fully confirmed by available sources. The tax wedge for a single person was highest since 2016, and the share of taxes in GDP was highest in 2020 since 1997.