They demanded that the draft budget for next year be rejected PIS and Confederation. Opposition groups accuse the government of having too large a deficit, which they believe poses a threat to state finances. 198 MPs voted for the rejection of the draft budget, 241 MPs voted against and 4 abstained. The project will be discussed in committees.
Stormy discussion in the Sejm on the draft budget for 2025.
Before the vote, a heated discussion took place in the Sejm hall. PiS MP Zbigniew Kuźmiuk stated, among other things, that it was an “unrealistic budget, supported by creative accounting, an election budget.” He added that “the deficit constitutes one third of expenditure” and that “there has never been such a budget project after 1989.” This was met with a sharp reaction from Adrian Zandberg from the Razem Party, who appealed to PiS not to be a “total opposition”.
– It's time to work in parliament and in committees. People need money, he said, referring to the budget amendments that were introduced in connection with the recent flood in southern Poland. In turn, Sławomir Mentzen from the Confederation assessed the draft budget as “record irresponsible”. He added that we are dealing with a record deficit and the level of the cost of this debt, which in his opinion is “higher than expenses for 800 plus, CIT revenues and twice as high as expenses for higher education.”
Minister Domański: Ladies and gentlemen from PiS, how are you not ashamed?
Finally, the Minister of Finance appeared at the parliamentary podium Andrzej Domański. – Ladies and gentlemen from PiS, how are you not ashamed to vote for the rejection of PLN 187 billion for national defense and the modernization of the Polish army? How can you MPs not be ashamed of voting to reject PLN 8 billion for grandmothers? Did you know that we almost have 300 thousands of applications and we will soon start disbursing funds? Or maybe half a billion zlotys for in vitro is bothering you in this budget? – asked the head of the Ministry of Finance. Let us remind you that on Wednesday PiS president Jarosław Kaczyński when asked about his opinion on next year's budget, he said: – Saying something good about next year's budget is like saying that I am a tall, blond man.
According to the government's draft budget act, revenues in 2025 are to amount to almost PLN 633 billion and expenses to PLN 922 billion. The deficit next year is expected to exceed PLN 288 billion. In addition to spending on defense, health care and social programs, the project also provides for funds for flood victims and reconstruction. In addition, the draft budget for next year also assumes 5%. budget increases, almost four percent economic growth and five percent inflation. Defense spending is expected to reach 4.7 percent. projected GDP.