Public assistance

The City of Szczecin offers various types of public assistance to create attractive conditions for investors and to assist in their development. Such assistance is available to entrepreneurs starting or developing business activities in Szczecin:

– Szczecin Regional Investment Assistance Programme in Property Tax [Szczeciński Program Regionalnej Pomocy Inwestycyjnej w Podatku od Nieruchomości]

– property tax exemption as part of de minimis employment assistance.

• The guaranteeing of loans and credit facilities provided to entrepreneurs:

– Fundusz Wspierania Rozwoju Gospodarczego Miasta Szczecina Sp. z o.o. [Economic Development Support Fund of the City of Szczecin Sp. z o.o.]

– Szczeciński Fundusz Pożyczkowy Sp. z o.o. [Szczecin Loan Fund Sp. z o.o.].

• The support of innovative and implementation activities:

– Szczeciński Park Naukowo-Technologiczny Sp. z o.o. [Szczecin Science and Technology Park Sp. z o.o.]

– Biuro Programów Międzynarodowych Politechniki Szczecińskiej [Technical University of Szczecin International Programmes Office]

– Zachodniopomorskie Stowarzyszenie Rozwoju Gospodarczego [West Pomerania Business Development Association]

– Szczecińskie Centrum Przedsiębiorczości [Szczecin Business Centre].

Types of public assistance available to companies planning new investments in the region*

Type of assistance	Value of assistance
Purchase of tangible and intangible assets	up to 60% of the value of the investment depending on size of company
CIT exemption in Special Economic Zone
Renewable energy sources
Property tax exemption
Subsidies for employee training	up to 80% of the value of the project depending on size of company
Subsidies for conducting R&D work
Refunding of costs of creating jobs	maximum approximately PLN 13,500 per person
Refunding of ZUS [Social Security and Healthcare] premiums for new employees	maximum approximately PLN 3,000 per person

*Certain forms of assistance are given on the basis of open competition
Source: Ernst&Young, 22 January 2008