Nowa Lewica (The New Left) has presented its proposals regarding healthcare financing. Instead of a health contribution, they propose:

1. A health tax
2. A fat tax
3. A unified excise duty

On the X platform, the party posted:

"🏥 It's time to address the elephant in the room – the health contribution is neither effective nor fair. Not only does it not distribute the burden of funding the National Health Fund (NFZ) equitably, but it is simply insufficient. Revenues from it regularly fail to cover the costs of maintaining the NFZ, widening an already gaping budget deficit that we patch up with the state budget.

🤝 Healthcare needs to be reformed, and from the ground up. The Left knows how. We present 3 pillars of healthcare system reform:

1️⃣ A fair health tax instead of an ineffective contribution!

What does it guarantee?

✅ The greatest tax simplification in the history of the Third Polish Republic.
✅ 90% of people will pay less – everyone benefits from a tax-free allowance of PLN 30,000.
✅ 9% of GDP for health – a standard of developed countries.
✅ PLN 2 trillion more for treatment over 10 years.
✅ Real increase in disability and old-age pensions by 9%.
✅ Large corporations will finally join the healthcare system.

2️⃣ A fat tax

One in three children of preschool age consumes sugary drinks daily or almost daily, and 32.5% of eight-year-olds are overweight, placing Poland above the European average.

It's time to stop this. ❌ A fair fat tax will make us choose healthier food more often.

It works! After the introduction of the sugar tax in 2021, the sugar content in products decreased by 20–30%, and the NFZ gained billions of zlotys more for treatment.

3️⃣ A unified alcohol excise duty

The current excise duty is a labyrinth of rates and product categories. We will simplify this!

We propose a single rate per gram of pure ethanol instead of a complex system.

That's not all – the NFZ pays for the consequences of abuse but doesn't receive a single zloty from excise duty. We have a solution.

➡️ Direct 80% of excise duty to the NFZ,
➡️ 20% will remain in the budget.

Together, we can build a system where health is not a luxury, but a right! 💪"

🏥 Czas zaadresować słonia w pokoju – składka zdrowotna nie jest ani efektywna, ani sprawiedliwa. Nie dość, że nie rozkłada ciężaru utrzymania NFZ sprawiedliwie, jest po prostu niewystarczająca. Przychody z niej regularnie nie pokrywają kosztów utrzymania NFZ, poszerzając i tak… pic.twitter.com/7jM48WoEoM

— Lewica (@__Lewica) December 10, 2025