These country notes contain indicators which compare the political and institutional frameworks of national governments as well as revenues and expenditures, employment, and compensation. They include a description of government policies on integrity, e-government and open government.

A broad agenda of reforms in four areas – labour markets, education, product markets and innovation – should strengthen Poland’s economy and allow it to continue its path of convergence towards the income levels of the more affluent OECD economies, said Angel Gurría during a seminar in Warsaw.

Poland’s economic performance has been impressive over the past 15 years, but further reforms are now needed to put the economy firmly back on track for stronger and sustainable growth, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Survey of Poland.

Country notes highlight some key findings from TALIS 2013 for individual countries and economies

Country notes with main key findings of the book and key fact tables: a customised snapshot of a country's educational environment, highlighting the most important issues in the educational landscape.

This publication highlights new evidence on policies to support job creation, bringing together the latest research on labour market, entrepreneurship and local economic development policy to help governments support job creation in the recovery. It also includes a set of country pages featuring, among other things, new data on skills supply and demand at the level of smaller OECD regions (TL3).

The tax burden in Poland increased by 0.3 percentage points from 31.8% to 32.1% in 20121. The OECD average was an increase of 0.4 percentage points from 33.3% to 34.7%. The Polish standard VAT rate is 23%, which is well above the OECD average. The average VAT/GST standard rate in the OECD was 19.1% on 1 January 2014.

Encouraging more people to work later in life would help Poland meet the challenges of a rapidly ageing population. The percentage of old to younger groups (defined as share of over 65s to people aged 20-64) is projected to nearly triple from 22% in 2012 to 63% in 2050, according to a new OECD report.

Mr. Gurría held bilateral meetings with Mr. Janusz Piechociński, Deputy Prime Minister, and Mr. Grzegorz Schetyna, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Poland has combined robust economic growth with reducing some of the pressures on its environment since it joined the EU in 2004. It has also brought environmental laws closer to European norms. Poland now needs to lessen its economy’s reliance on fossil fuels and make growth greener, according to a new OECD report.

I would like to thank the Polish Delegation for organising this meeting. We only have six months left before the Paris COP21, where we must strive to achieve a historic deal, so it is absolutely necessary that we intensify our debates about the right energy model for a brighter future.

The 2015 edition introduces more detailed analysis of participation in early childhood and tertiary levels of education. The report also examines first generation tertiary-educated adults’ educational and social mobility, labour market outcomes for recent graduates, and participation in employer-sponsored formal and/or non-formal education.

Education at a Glance 2016 - Country Notes

This country note provides an environmental tax and carbon pricing profile for Poland. It shows environmentally related tax revenues, taxes on energy use and effective carbon rates.

The Secretary-General delivered remarks to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Poland's OECD membership and presented the main findings of an OECD report on priorities for making Poland a more inclusive and knowledge-based economy.

Według OECD, Polska osiągnęła imponujące postępy pod względem poprawy standardu życia swoich obywateli w ostatnich 20-stu latach, ale musi nadal zmierzać w kierunku gospodarki opartej na wiedzy poprzez promowanie zaawansowanych technologii, zwiększania wydajności oraz poprawy dostępu do wysokiej jakości zatrudnienia i godziwych wynagrodzeń.

Poland has achieved impressive progress in improving the living standards of its citizens over the past 20 years but needs to continue to move towards higher technology, boosting productivity and improving access to quality jobs and good pay, according to the OECD.

Key findings for Poland from the report "Pensions at a Glance 2017"

Poland’s economic growth remains strong. Rising family benefits and a booming jobs market are lifting household income while poverty rates and inequality are falling, says a new OECD report.

This note presents marginal effective tax rates (METRs) that summarise the tax system’s impact on the incentives to make an additional investment in a particular type of savings. By comparing METRs on different types of household savings, we can gain insights into which assets or savings types receive the most favourable treatment from the tax system.

The Co-operative Research Programme (CRP)'s Call for Applications for conference sponsorship and research fellowships for funding in 2019 is now CLOSED. The CRP supports work on sustainable use of natural resources in agriculture, forests, fisheries and food production.

This country note for Poland provides detail on the proportion of CO2 emissions from energy use subject to different effective carbon rates (ECR), as well as on the level and components of average ECRs in each of the six economic sectors (road transport, off-road transport, industry, agriculture and fishing, residential & commercial, and electricity).

Key findings for Poland from the report "Pensions at a Glance 2019"

Polska - Profil systemu ochrony zdrowia 2019: Launch presentation. The Country Health Profiles provide a concise and policy-relevant overview of health and health systems in the EU/European Economic area, emphasizing the particular characteristics and challenges in each country against a backdrop of cross-country comparisons.

The lockdown has unveiled a large public health crisis. A recent development, of an increase in eye injuries, has now been attributed to re-runs of Mahabharata and Ramayana.

Vivek Oberoi had once voiced his opinion about the Khans before the infamous Aishwarya Rai fiasco happened.

A boiler explosion has been reported at Neyveli Lignite Corporation in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore. Around seven people have been injured in the incident.

The makers of Prabhas 21 have revealed that its release date has been postponed to April 2022.

According to Raigarh superintendent of police Santosh Singh, the factory owner did not inform the administration about the incident, which only came to light after the hospital authorities alerted the police.

Naikoo was giving a slip to the security forces for the last three years but eventually, he was gunned down on Wednesday.

Govinda had once encountered a ghost, and he felt as if an old lady was sitting on his chest. He ran for his life and only stopped after reaching Mumbai.

The entire building has now been sealed by the officials and the actress has gone into 14-days self-quarantine at home.

Lakshmi Manchu is following the footsteps of Bollywood actress Sunny Leone and she will talk to Shashi Tharoor on her talk show called Locked up with Lakshmi on Instagram on Saturday.

A viral message has been doing the rounds of social media stating that the city of Vadodara is enforcing a complete lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Hrtihik Roshan had revealed on social media how the golden actress Sridevi had helped very early in his acting career by making him feel comfortable.

Three back-to-back industrial accidents were reported from the states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu on Thursday as factories resumed operations post lifting of lockdown curbs.

Responses from SMEs in 11 cities having business operations in 24 states and Union Territories were collected for the purpose of the survey.

Jaya Bachchan mocked Vivek Oberoi for his infamous press conference against Salman Khan. Look what Jaya had to say.

Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja got married through a Big Fat Bollywood wedding in 2018. The actress has shared a heartfelt post for Anand along with the 'First Ever Pic They Clicked'.

More females have been testing Covid positive in the states for the last two days. 705 fresh COVID positive cases were reported in the state on Thursday.

The Railways took to microblogging site Twitter to state that the loco pilot of goods train tried to stop the train after spotting the migrants on the track but, the train did not stop and eventually hit them.

Most of the hospitals in the state are forced to stop their services temporarily as doctors and staff undergo quarantine period.

All states, particularly those like Kerala and Maharashtra that have reported more positive Covid cases, need to prepare large facilities to hold passengers in isolation for quarantine and testing.

Anushka Shetty is all thrilled to cross the record of 3 million followers on her Instagram account. The Baahubali actress shared an interesting photo to thank all her fans on the page.

The remarks came from a bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and B.R. Gavai during the hearing of a PIL through video conferencing.

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