Costs of reforming the mining sector keep on growing

According to the as yet unpublished draft mining sector Bill, dated July 23, 2003, it turns out that "the total funds necessary for carrying out the reform of the sector, will amount to zł. 6.168 billion over 2003-2006." The previous version of the document, dated January 28, 2003, stated that necessary expenditures would amount to zł. 2.8 billion by the end of 2006. The last version became redundant due, among other things, to dropping coal prices. According to the previous document, the total cost of scrapping mines over the mentioned period should amount zł. 888 million, while according to the new version, this would grow to zł. 1.15 billion. The new project foresees introducing numerous social packages for the miners. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 4) M.M.