Alcohol Costs Poland Billions — Excise Tax Seen as Unfair and Disconnected From Reality

Despite declining alcohol consumption in Poland, the social and economic costs remain alarmingly high, according to analyst Grzegorz Keler. The problem, he argues, lies not in excise taxes being too low, but in their unjust structure that is disconnected from actual social harms. This flawed system costs the state budget billions of zlotys annually and requires systemic reform.