Budget for 2021 with additional billions for public television
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At the time of the pandemic, there was not enough money for amendments aimed at financing the health service. There were, however, additional billions for public television – it is outrageous, as say opposition MPs.
The money is to be allocated to the implementation of the public mission by TV and radio. According to the PiS amendment, the transfer of securities by the minister of finance is to take place at the request of the National Broadcasting Council, and not at the request of the prime minister, at the request of the minister of culture. Legislators had previously held that the amendment was flawed. KO deputies wanted this money – instead of, as they said, for propaganda – to go, among others for the treatment of cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
It was also very important to support veterinary medicine in the fight against ASF. Farmers wanted this because without proper veterinary care their pig farming is at risk. Unfortunately, this request was also lost in the votes.
The Sejm did not agree to donate PLN 500 million for teaching aids in distance learning, PLN 200 million for psychiatric treatment, and PLN 60 million for combating domestic violence
The implementation of the Vistula Spit ditch was extended until 2023. The total value of the program was set at PLN 1 billion, 984 million, 52 thousand. PLN.
The budget act for 2021 envisages that the state budget revenues will amount to PLN 404.4 billion, and the expenses will amount to PLN 486.7 billion, which means that next year's deficit will amount to PLN 82.3 billion. According to the Ministry of Finance, such a deficit will allow to secure funds to strengthen the development of the economy affected by Covid-19, including through investments. The government's priority actions in the field of socio-economic policy are also to be continued.
The deficit of the public finance sector (according to the EU methodology) is planned at the level of approx. 6 percent of GDP, and the general government debt (as defined by the EU) at 64.7 percent of GDP.
It was assumed that GDP in real terms will increase by 4 percent, the average annual increase in the prices of consumer goods and services will amount to 1.8 percent, the average annual wage bill will increase by 2.8 percent, and the increase in private consumption in nominal terms will be 6.3 percent.
