On 17 September 2019, Poland's President Andrzej Duda signed into law the bill amending the Personal Income Tax Act to provide for a reduction in the lower individual income tax bracket rate from 18% to 17% from the 2020 tax year, with a transitional reduction in the lower rate to 17.75% for the 2019 tax year ({News-2019-09-12/A/4-previous coverage}). The law enters into force on 1 October 2019.