Unfortunately, the "World Anti-Fraud Study EY 2016" carried out in 2016 does not show positive results for our economy. It turned out that as many as one third of the respondents to the survey stated that corruption is very widespread in our home business world. Only 12% of the respondents, who included representatives of Polish companies, stated that the fight against corruption and bribery is effective in Poland.

The survey was conducted in 62 countries, among which the average satisfaction of entrepreneurs with the work of law enforcement agencies and regulators is about 33 percent. This means, therefore, that Poland is well below this result. However, the percentage of respondents who indicated a high prevalence of corruption practices in Poland decreased in comparison to the previous editions of the survey. Previously it was as much as 43%. EY expert Mariusz Witalis notes that corruption is considered a serious problem by as many as half of those who speak out on developing markets. However, a slightly underestimated result for Poland in this case is not synonymous with the fact that this phenomenon is smaller in Poland. It is above all a large-scale consent to such activities, which are not entirely stigmatised by society, such as giving expensive gifts or doing business after acquaintance.

It is enough to note that one quarter of entrepreneurs declared that they would be willing to take such unethical steps if the company could thus emerge from the crisis with a defensive hand. 16% of them would be willing to give an expensive gift, 14% would offer an attractive entertainment, while 8% could give cash to a contractor. It should be remembered that not every gift is a bribe, so it is worth taking care of internal regulations on this subject in every company.