Critics accuse Kwaśniewski of hypocrisy for veto of VAT refund bill

Ignoring the appeals of construction materials producers, the President vetoed the bill which, according to the sector companies, would not only have increased the demand for the products, but would also have cut down on grey economy activities. Waldemar Dubaniowski, head of the President's Office, explained that Kwaśniewski could not sign the law because of his care for the budget. He could not see the conflict between the fact that the President had signed a costy law concerning the pensions for miners, but now questions the VAT refund for the construction sector. According to Roman Rojek, president of the Grupa Atlas construction materials producer, the President's decision was consistent with his earlier policy concerning the construction sector, but it does not change the fact that it was at the same time completely absurd. (Puls Biznesu, p. 4)