Developers say cutting red tape will lower flat prices

"Politicians have already forgotten about their pre-election pledges concerning the revival in the construction sector. It is worth reminding them of that," said Maciej Dymkowski, analyst with real-estate portal www.tabelaofert.pl. Developers will commence a public discussion on abolishing administrative barriers, and the companies want rapid acceptance of the VAT act with a strict definition of social house building. They demand changes to the construction law and amendment of the spatial planning law. "In extreme cases collecting construction permits can take us up to five years. We do not have patience and we sell the plot, on which we intended to build a block of flats," said Jaroslaw Szanajca, president of Dom Development. Construction companies claim that if construction law was improved, prices could drop by 10%. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, B1) M.M.