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Ukrainian Workers and Businesses Are Boosting Poland's Economic Growth
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Sergiy Kyslytsya, the first deputy head of Ukraine's Office of the President, argued that Ukrainian refugees in Poland return more to the Polish economy than they receive in benefits, in a post on X on June 21.
He set out the case alongside a tracker of bilateral aid allocations to Ukraine spanning January 24, 2022, through February 28, 2026.
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"Ukrainians in Poland contribute significantly more to the state budget through taxes than they receive in assistance," Kyslytsya wrote.
He pointed to studies indicating that for every unit of state support Ukrainians receive, such as child benefit payments, they return roughly 5.4 times that amount to the economy, adding billions to public funds.
Estimates consistently show Ukrainians paying three to five times more in taxes than they draw in direct social benefits, he noted. Most adult Ukrainians are employed, with refugee labor force participation ranging from 70% to 80%, according to the figures he cited.
Ukrainian workers account for about 5% of Poland's total labor force and roughly 2.7% of its GDP.
In the same post, Kyslytsya also raised Poland's position on military aid, indicating that Warsaw regards its support as more than a gift and has pressed the European Peace Facility to reimburse it for weapons it transferred to Kyiv.
Poland's bid to recover those costs sits within a far greater external-financing effort that continues to sustain Ukraine.
Kyiv has estimated its external funding needs at about $95 billion for 2026 and 2027, with roughly $52 billion of that already secured.
The figure follows the European Union's approval of a loan worth about $104.8 billion for Ukraine, from which the country is set to receive around $52.4 billion annually over the two-year period, with the funding weighted heavily toward defense.
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