Debates on electricity costs frequently draw on Eurostat data suggesting that Poland has one of the highest shares of taxes and levies in electricity bills in the European Union. However, this picture is largely created by an accounting discrepancy.

The perception that electricity is heavily taxed in Poland has led experts to recommend simple solutions aimed at reducing non-energy taxation. In practice, such measures would have limited impact on electricity costs for Polish consumers.

According to Eurostat, taxes and levies accounted for 42.9% of household electricity bills in 2025. Our calculations show a significantly lower level of 27.1%. Within this figure, VAT represented 18.7% of a total electricity bill, while other taxes and levies accounted for approximately 8.4%.

For non-household consumers, Eurostat reports a share of around 36% in 2025. Our estimates indicate that Polish non-household consumers actually paid between 10% and 12% of their electricity bill in taxes and levies (excluding VAT), depending on tariff group and energy consumption profile.