A not so cheap state

However, the current governmental report only mentions an efficient state. "In the pre-election program our plans were substantial. When we started to rule the country, it turned out that the plans had to be verified," admitted Artur Zawisza, deputy of PiS. Rzeczpospolita has learnt that the government will be unable to liquidate all state agencies and funds, which were mentioned when the program was announced, and plans with this regard can only be carried out in half. Laying off state officials and the limiting of business trips will only bring about half of the planned savings of zl.570 million. In March the Prime Minister estimated that the total savings related to limiting the costs of state administration would stand at zl.1 billion. The authors of the latest report however, expect savings of only a few hundred million zloty. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, B1) M.M.