On Monday, February 10 prime minister Donald Tusk on Dawn Securities (WSE) presented a new economic plan for Poland. During the event “Poland. A year of breakthrough“He announced that the strategy of this program is to be, among others, investments. The head of government talked about the” record “amount PLN 650 billion in investments in 2025. Tusk also emphasized that so far Poland has tried to catch up with other countries, but in his opinion the time has come to “outdo” them economically.
Donald Tusk announced a “year of breakthrough” for Poland. “There will be a breakthrough, but rather for other reasons”
Will 2025 be a breakthrough for our country? Or Poland, as the Minister of Finance said during the conference Andrzej Domañskihas a chance to join the group of the richest countries in the world? – I think so. What Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at the beginning of the conference was accurate. The current model of Poland's development has been exhausted, we must change gears. We do not catch up with other countries, but rather we start setting our own goals ourselves – emphasized in an interview with Next.gazeta.pl Jan Oleszczuk -zygmuntowski, co-chairman of the Polish network of economics. But in his opinion, the methods presented by the government are not groundbreaking. – if it is a breakthrough year, and I think it will be, it is rather for completely different reasonsrelated to absurd unevenness, pending demographics and the need for social regeneration – he added.
Then the economist drew attention to the words of the head of the Ministry of Finance. – Minister of Finance Andrzej Domański urged us to be brave, but nothing I heard was brave. Row He tries to catch the wind in the sails, during the conference a lot was said, among others on investments, cheap energy, infrastructure and new technologies. However, I believe that much more was said about the continuation of previous actions and plans, which only needed “dot above and”, and There were very few specific and valuable ideasespecially in areas that demand them most like science or digital sovereignty – Jan Oleszczuk -Zigmuntowski told us.
Donald Tusk during the conference also turned directly to The head of Inpost Rafał Brzoski. The Prime Minister offered a businessman to “take” for deregulation, and he agreed. – quoting economist Adam Smith: a proposal of any new law or trade regulation that comes from buyers, should always be heard with great caution And it should never be accepted until it is long and thoroughly examined with the most suspicious attention – commented Tusk's proposal co -chairman of the Polish economy network.
Donald Tusk talked about the future of Poland. He did not mention, among others About CPK
Economist Rafał Hirsch drew attention to the “record” amount of PLN 650 billion given by Tusk and reminded what investments looked like in previous years. In 2021, PLN 450 billion was allocated for investments, in 2022 PLN 510 billion, in 2023 PLN 604 billion, and in the period from the fourth quarter of 2023 to the third quarter of 2024. It was PLN 621 billion. “At 5 % inflation PLN 650 billion at the end of 2025. This is minimum decency, not a breakthrough” – he assessed.
Bartosz Marczuk, a member of the board of the Sobieski Institute, pointed out that in 2025 Polish GDP will be PLN 4 trill. “If the investment rate is barely 17.5 percent, then these 'record' 700 billion for investments comes out. This is more minimum than some stunning result. What's with this 'economic breakthrough'?” – he commented.
On the other hand, journalist Marcel Zatonski noticed that during the presentation of the new government strategy, among others About energy, ports and railways. Indicated that CPK, electromobility, arms investments and drug safety were not mentioned. “Despite the organization of a conference at the WSE in the prime minister's speech There was almost nothing about the stock exchangeapart from the fact that the prime minister was shocked, that WIG had a successful beginning of the year, “he added.
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