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Poznan officials have proposed raising the property tax from January 2027 by the maximum 2.7%, the rate of inflation in mid-2026. City councillors will decide at their next session. - Poznan officials propose raising the property tax by 2.7 percent from January 2027. - The rise matches the maximum allowed and equals the inflation rate in the first half of 2026. - Residential rate would be 1.29 zloty per square metre; commercial rate 36.49 zloty. - Councillors will vote at their next session. ## Proposed increase A draft resolution on raising the property tax from January 2027 has been sent to the City Council (Urzędnicy chcą podnieść podatek w Poznaniu. Zdecydują radni – ePoznan). The proposal sets the increase at 2.7 percent, the highest rise current national rules allow. The ceiling is tied to inflation in the first half of the current year (Podatek od nieruchomości w Poznaniu – wyższe stawki – TenPoznan.pl – tenpoznan.pl). ## Rates for households and businesses For residential buildings, the proposed rate is 1.29 zloty per square metre. Owners of a 50-square-metre flat would pay about 2 zloty more per year under the change. Businesses face a far steeper rise. City officials want the rate for buildings used for commercial activity to reach 36.49 zloty per square metre. ## Previous increase Last year councillors already voted to raise the tax to the highest level permitted by law, a rise of about 4.5 percent. The tax has gone up in Poznan regularly for several years. ## What happens next The final amounts depend on the councillors' vote at their next session. The Wielkopolska daily also reported the plan as a further burden on local taxpayers, with the increase scheduled for 2027 (Nowy cios po kieszeni? Podatek od nieruchomości w Poznaniu ma pójść w górę. Miasto szykuje podwyżki na 2027 rok | Głos Wielkopolski – gloswielkopolski.pl). ## Źródła - Urzędnicy chcą podnieść podatek w Poznaniu. Zdecydują radni – ePoznan - Podatek od nieruchomości w Poznaniu – wyższe stawki – TenPoznan.pl – tenpoznan.pl - Nowy cios po kieszeni? Podatek od nieruchomości w Poznaniu ma pójść w górę. Miasto szykuje podwyżki na 2027 rok | Głos Wielkopolski – gloswielkopolski.pl ## Read also - Property tax to rise in first Polish cities from 2027 as councils adopt maximum rates