The National Bank of Poland (NBP) paid out PLN 10.4 billion (EUR 2.22 billion), or 95% of its annual profit in 2021, into the state budget, the NBP said in a news release on June 15.
In 2021, the NBP paid PLN 8.9 billion (EUR 1.9 billion) into the state budget.
“On June 15, the National Bank of Poland made a payment of PLN 10,425,792,800 into the state budget,” the NBP wrote.
Under Polish law, the central bank is obliged to pay 95% of its profits for the previous year into the state coffers. The NBP retains the remaining 5% to boost its reserve fund.
This year, the retained amount is PLN 549 million (EUR 118 million). (The First News/Business World Magazine)