The Warsaw-Praga Tax Office was attacked with stones on Wednesday evening, resulting in ten shattered windows, prompting an ongoing police investigation and a firm vow from the Interior Minister to reject violence.<\/p>\n
Agata Jagodzi\u0144ska reported that the facility sustained significant damage, noting approximately eight large impact holes in the windows and the near-total destruction of the glass near the taxpayer service desk.<\/p>\n
Warsaw police confirmed the incident occurred on Wednesday, June 24, shortly after 8:00 PM. Chief Superintendent Paulina Onyszko stated that investigators are currently working to identify the perpetrator, whose motives remain unknown at this time.<\/p>\n
Interior Minister Marcin Kierwi\u0144ski condemned the attack on the Warsaw-Praga tax office, characterizing it as a surge of violence that the state will not tolerate. He emphasized that the authorities are conducting an intensive investigation to apprehend the responsible parties.<\/p>\n
Jagodzi\u0144ska expressed alarm, noting that employees feel unsafe and that such an act of aggression against a tax office is unprecedented in her 24-year career. She suggested the incident may be linked to a broader wave of harassment following a recent controversy involving a pizza restaurant in Gda\u0144sk.<\/p>\n
The incident stems from a May tax audit in Gda\u0144sk, where officials posing as “mystery shoppers” fined a pizzeria 2,500 PLN. The fine was issued because the restaurant applied an 8% VAT rate to a shrimp pizza, whereas authorities insisted that seafood-based dishes require a 23% VAT rate.<\/p>\n
The audit drew significant public backlash, including harsh verbal criticism from media personality Krzysztof Stanowski, who publicly berated the tax official involved and questioned the logic behind the enforcement of complex VAT regulations on small businesses.<\/p>\n
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