2005 budget projections call for less to all sectors, but EU funds will offset

This means that every sector of the economy will receive less funds than this year. The good news, however, is that some sectors will receive EU subsidies and will thus have more funds at their disposal than they had this year. Among rail companies, it is PKP PLK, a company maintaining and modernizing the rail network, that is set to lose the most, receiving only zł.55 million, 20% of its 2004 budget. Mining will receive 23% less funds than in 2004, with zł.1.71 billion, zł.2.25 billion (1% more than this year) will be spent on renovating roads, and tourism will be supported with 12% less money, with zł.34 million. The draft budget, however, also includes zł.522 million for supporting entrepreneurship, a 108% increase compared to 2004. (Puls Biznesu, p. 11) D.W.