Deputy Minister of Development and Technology Jacek Tomczak said this week that “Poles are investing in… apartmentsto escape from inflation.” And he added: “The assumption is that they will not lose, i.e prices are growing.” The echoes of these words do not fall silent. The deputy minister's statement was referred to by the senator of the Razem party, Anna Górska, who wrote on X that, like Tomczak, she was present at the Developer Congress in 2022. The politician shared her experiences from this event.
Developers are limiting the supply of apartments in order to break even. Shocking words from a senator
“I took part in a panel about housing policy in programs election and I was the only one who talked about general public housing construction,” says Anna Górska.
The main problem for developers in the discussions was not “if”, but “how much to limit the supply of apartments” in order to break even after the Covid crisis.
– the senator wrote on X. She added that, among other things, famous economic journalists suggested that “we should focus on the supply of luxury apartments, of a very high standard, very expensive and thus make money.”
Government problems. Developers supported PSL and KO, the Ministry of Development is letting go of the developers' congress
A few days earlier, Jacek Tomczak said the following during a meeting of the Infrastructure Committee: – Poles invest in apartments, among others. in order to escape with funds from inflation and to invest funds. The assumption is that they will not lose, which means prices are rising. This brought a wave of criticism to the deputy minister of development.
These words were spoken in the middle of a storm about a 0% loan, which is supported by PSL (he heads the Ministry of Development, the same one where Jacek Tomczak works) and the Civic Coalition, and which is opposed by the Left and Poland 2050. For now, the future of the project are not known, but a wave of criticism has been directed at KO and PSL.
The register of payments to PSL was revealed, which shows that as many as 20 percent of them come from the development industry. Thirteen contributors donated almost one million zlotys to PSL. Developers also donated to the Civic Coalition, which also supports a 0% loan. The total amount of payments from people related to the “Construction and Market” industries Real estate” is PLN 5,562,552.39. Payments from this group amount to approximately 30 percent of all payments. After a wave of criticism, the Minister of Development and Technology resigned from participating in this year's Developer Congress.