IPALE 3 rd MEETING BUDAPEST Polish Association for Standards in Language Education PASE
Summary of the Campaign September 2009 October 2010
LEARNING LANGUAGES ONLY FOR THE RICH? September 2009 First Information about thenew Bill Government plans to levy 22%VAT on Language Courses!
22% VAT It means: increase of prices limiting the acces to language learning Slowing down the process of learning languages Slowing down the process of the integration with EU Bankupcy of many language schools Increase of privite tutoring (no taxes)
PASE Association decides to launch a national campaign engaging Language Schools, Teachers, Parents and Students
Start of the campaign: November 2009 Warsaw- first meeting w którym uczestniczyli przedstawiciele sieci szkół: Bell, Berlitz, British School, Learning Systems Poland (EMPIK i Speak-up), Profi-lingua i następujących szkół z całej Polski: ACT, Archibald, Benefit, Conversa, Early Stage, English Academy, English College, English Perfect, Global Village, Hello, ISC, K& K, Lang LTC, Language House, Langus, L'Atelier de Francais, Leader School, Learning Systems Poland, LEXIS, Lingua Tua, Mały Rynek, Metropolitan College, Mike Mills English, Moose, Multischool, ONJO "Just Time", Oxford Centre, Perfekt, Pygmalion, LOGOS F.A.N., SJO Westgate, Towarzystwo Edukacyjne Sokrates, St. Patrick's, UN-O, Worldwide School, YORK.
Collecting signatures against the new bill A letter of protest to be signed by students, parents, teacher, and school owners Lp. Imię i nazwisko Miasto Podpis PASE has collectet over 40 000 signatures 10000 on line 31 000 on paper!
Special account to collect money for the campain: 40 schools paid about 70 EURO 3 WAY (Toruń), 8 PLUS (Sanok), ACADEMIA POLONICA (Warszawa), ACT ADVANCED CORPORATE TRAINING (Warszawa), ADVANTIS (Gorlice), BERLITZ (Warszawa), BRYTANIA SCHOOL OF ENGLISH (Dębica), CENTRUM JĘZYKA FRANCUSKIEGO VOILA (Warszawa), CENTRUM OŚWIATOWE AKADEMOS (Warszawa), CONTACT SCHOOL OF ENGLISH (Leżajsk), COSMOPOLITAN (Opole), DEUTSCH SZK. J. NIEM. I ANG. (Zabrze), EARLY STAGE (Warszawa), ENGLISH FOR YOU (Warszawa), ENGLISH PERFECT (Olsztyn), ESPACE FRANCAIS (Warszawa), GLOBAL VILLAGE (Kielce), HELLO (Wrocław), HOUSE OF ENGLISH (Ropczyce), INSTYTUT JĘZYKA ANGIELSKIEGO BELL (Kraków), INTERNATIONAL HOUSE (Wrocław), INTERNATIONAL HOUSE INTEGRA (Katowice), JUST TIME (Warszawa), K&K SCHOOL OF ENGLISH (Kraków), L ATELIER SANDRINE JACQUES, LANGUAGE HOUSE (Kielce), LINGUA TUA (Warszawa), PERFECT ENGLISH (Nowy Sącz), Play&Say Academy (Warszawa), PROLOG (Kraków), PRYWATNA SZKOŁA JĘZYKÓW OBCYCH K. MISZTAL (Rawa Mazowiecka), PROFI LINGUA (Katowice), SYLLABUS SZKOŁA JĘZYKÓW (Kraków), ST. PATRICK'S (Warszawa), STUDIO JĘZYKÓW OBCYCH 'SUKCES' (Krosno), STUDIUM J. ANGIELSKIEGO YORK (Kraków), PLIMAT Centrum Językowe (Świdnica), PPHU WONDERWORLD (Pabianice), PYGMALION (Warszawa), THE GUIDES (Kielce), TOWARZYSTWO EDUKACYJNE SOKRATES (Warszawa), WARSAW STUDY CENTRE (Warszawa), WONDERWORLD NAUKA J ĘZYKÓW OBCYCH (Pabianice), WORLDWIDE SCHOOL (Warszawa).
Meeting with the Vice Minister of Finance p. Maciej Grabowski to present and discuss the consequences December 2009 Press conference
We involved 400 schools to promote the campain on their www. Informacja o kampanii znalazła się na około 400 stronach internetowych.
PR campaign in Press, TV, radio, Internet
We sent 560 letters to Parliament Members And we received over 30 letters with support!
14 May 2010 XI PASE Conference - discussion panel NIE dla VAT p. Marcin Eckert Legal expert from Business Centre Club did a presentation about VAT at our Conference + we had a discussion panel
We presented the results of the discussion in media (Gazeta Wyborcza, reportaż w TVN Warszawa, Rzeczpospolita, Gazeta Szczecińska i inne)
In the middle of summer holidays the new bill is in Parliament
4-5 August 2010 we attend the Parliament Commision for Public Finances We present the consequences of the new act and start a serious discussion in wich all PM support us against the Ministry of Finance We propose an amendment which would exempt language teaching from VAT The amendment was accepted by the commision- unanimously Chairman of the commision Paweł Arndt with PASE
In September we collect money again for the campign (about) 75 Euro from school: 1. GLOBAL VILLAGE (Kielce) 2. AVALON SZKOŁA AKTYWNEGO NAUCZANIA J. OBCYCH (Łódź) 3. PHU BEST CENTRUM JĘZYKÓW OBCYCH (Tychy) 4. CENTRUM JĘZYKÓW OBCYCH OLD SCHOOL (Tomaszów Mazowiecki) 5. COLUMBUS (Lublin) 6. HOUSE OF ENGLISH (Ropczyce) 7. ENGLISH COLLEGE (Zwoleń) 8. CALLAN SZKOŁA JĘZYKA ANGIELSKIEGO (Kraków) 9. INTERNATIONAL HOUSE (Bydgoszcz) 10. INTERNATIONAL HOUSE (Toruń) 11. INTERNATIONAL HOUSE (Koszalin) 12. BERLITZ (Warszawa) 13. STUDIUM JĘZYKÓW OBCYCH PROJECT (Gorzów Wielkopolski) 14. ESPACE FRANCAIS (Warszawa) 15. PORTO ALEGRE (Kraków) 16. SZKOŁA JĘZYKÓW SŁOWIAŃSKICH NATIVEX (Wrocław) 17. ENGLISH FOR YOU (Warszawa) 18. DEUTSCH (Zabrze) 19. INTERNATIONAL HOUSE INTEGRA (Katowice) 20. CENTRUM SZKOLEŃ TŁUMACZENIOWYCH (Sosnowiec) 21. HOMESCHOOL (Białystok) 22. ADVANTIS (Gorlice) 23. TOWARZYSTWO EDUKACYJNE SOKRATES (Warszawa) 24. ENGLISH PERFECT (Olsztyn) 25. EUROLINGUA (Sosnowiec) 26. EUREKA (Koszalin) 27. WORLDWIDE SCHOOL (Warszawa) 28. PERFECT ENGLISH (Nowy Sącz) 29. EARLY STAGE (Warszawa) 30. YORK STUDIUM J. ANGIELSKIEGO (Kraków) 31. ŚWIAT JĘZYKÓW (Garwolin) 32. LEARNING SYSTEMS POLSKA 33. NATIVE ENGLISH (Poznań) 34. EVEREST (Kraków) 35. ENGLISH UNLIMITED (Sopot) 36. BRYTANIA SCHOOL OF ENGLISH (Dębica) 37. LIVE (Łódź) 38. INTERNATIONAL HOUSE INTEGRA (Bielsko- Biała) 39. MACHINA EDUKACYJNA (Warszawa) 40. THE GUIDES (Kielce) 41. PROGRAM-BELL (Poznań) 42. PYGMALION (Warszawa) 43. 4ELT (Poznań) 44. LANG LTC (Warszawa) 45. BACALARUS (Zamośc) 46. RIGHT NOW (Żory) 47. PORĘCKA & SPÓŁKA (Lesznowola) 48. LINGUATON (Lublin) 49. BRITISH LANGUAGE CENTRE (Wrocław) 50. IMAGINE (Warszawa) 51. SAS (Częstochowa) 52. LINCOLN (Kraków) 53. QUADERNO (Mikolów) 54. ACADEMIA POLONICA (Warszawa) 55. EL UNIVERSO (Wrocław) 56. LEKTOR (Wrocław) 57. ATUT (Legnica) 58. LANGUAGE HOUSE (Kielce) 59. PERFEKT (Janikowo) 60. EGIDA (Wodzisław Śląski) 61. BRITISH CENTRE (Łódź) 62. BRITANNICA (Giżycko) 63. ENGLISH CLUB (Marki) 64. PRIMA (Białystok) 65. BRITANNIA (Rybnik) 66. PROFI-LINGUA (Katowice) 67. 8 PLUS (Sanok) 68. PROFICIENCY (Sopot) 69. CITY COLLEGE (Radom) 70. OXFORD CENTRE (Łódź) 71. BRITISH SCHOOL (Łomianki) 72. VOILA (Warszawa) 73. DEUTSCH (Zabrze) 74. STUDIUM JĘZYKÓW OBCYCH (Mińsk Mazowiecki) 75. CONTACT (Leżajsk) 76. PRIME (Siedlce) 77. CENTRUM JĘZYKA ANGIELSKIEGO (Wrocław) 78. JUST TIME (Warszawa) 79. ENTLICZEK (Sosnowiec) 80. OXFORD-CENTRE (Katowice) 81. ANIELA MAŁACHOWSKA (Dąbrowa Górnicza) 82. COLLEGE OF LANGUAGES (Łódź) 83. INSTYTUT KSZTAŁCENIA IBEROAMERYKAŃSKIEGO (Kraków) 84. NUMBER ONE (Gdańsk) 85. LINGUA VIVA (Zielona Góra) 86. MY SCHOOL (Gdańsk) 87. BENEFIT (Lublin)
September 2010 3rd PR campign 18 press publications, 35 radio broadcasts 60 articles in the Internet
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues a negative review of our amendment We prepare a new amendment with the support of Lawyers and Ernst and Young
New discussion in the Parliament commision and the new amendment 36 Votes for 1 Against
The Sejm (the lower Chamber of Parliament) Votes for our amendment 420 for 1 against
New Discussion in Senat We ask Senators not to change or remove our amendment. At the planary session Senat accepts our amendment with slight changes!!!
Opinion of Legal Expert. Marcin Eckert 25.10.2010 LANGUAGE TEACHING IS FREE OF VAT IN POLAND.