80% subsidy on new heating systems for poorest families

On Tuesday morning the Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Development, Jadwiga Emilewicz, announced that the poorest families will be able to count on a subsidy of up to 80 percent when buying a new furnace. Emilewicz added that there are currently 5.5 million low-quality furnaces in Poland that do not meet any quality standards. The program aims to help people invest in high-quality class-5 furnaces, which cost between PLN 6-8,000. The government is also working on a regulation to ban the sale of furnaces that are rated lower than class-5. The regulation is due to be implemented from October 1 this year. The announcement comes after Poland experienced several days of high air pollution levels. The scheme is a bid to reduce pollution from domestic furnaces and heating system following recommendations from the Economic Committee of the Council of Ministers.