They criticize the suspension of the Clean Air program: – The way you announced the suspension of the program was really cool scandalous. This undermines trust citizens to the state – said Daria Gosek-Popiołek from the Left on Thursday, December 5 in the Sejm. – Why are you ruining good showswhich even local government unions associated with PO are demanding? – Mariusz Krystian asked PIS. In turn, Marek Sowa from KO assessed that the decision of the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management to suspend the program is “incomprehensible and poorly perceived socially“.
What about the “Clean Air” program? Deputy Minister of Climate Krzysztof Bolesta said that the program had not been stopped, but only the recruitment of applications was suspended. – There are 400 thousand. conclusions for settlement. (…) The program has been operating for six years and has not had any major renovation so far – he emphasized. He then talked about the growing number of abuses. – Random checks (…) showed that it is more or less 12 percent incorrect conclusions – this is quite a lot when it comes to these programs financed from EU funds – said Bolesta.
Scale of abuse: “The record holder received 100 percent funding, i.e. the level intended for the poorest, for several houses he owned. Dishonest contractors overbilled for services and materials, e.g. they charged 40 thousand for the door. zloty. Intermediaries and contractors forced the granting of powers of attorney under which they received advance payments, up to 65 thousand PLN to your account. When a company disappeared from the market, the need to return the subsidy fell on the unaware beneficiary. Instead of comprehensive thermal modernization, for example, only two windows in an uninsulated house were replaced,” explained the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management.
What's next for the popular show? November 28 accepting new applications has been suspended. However, the Clean Air program is still ongoing The recruitment of applications is scheduled to begin in mid-December for thermal modernization of houses in flood-affected voivodeships. At the same time, subsidies from the program are and will continue to be paid. All submitted applications are also being processed. On the other hand spring 2025 the program is to debut in a new version with clear rules and a new source of financing.
More on this topic they wrotein the text: “Surprise by the sudden decision on 'Clean Air'. 'Should fly'“.
Sources: Sejm, National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management