Drukarnia Skarbowa wins tender to print EU referendum ballots

State-owned printing house Drukarnia Skarbowa has won the tender to print EU referendum ballot papers for zł. 971,700, beating three rival bidders. However, according to Parkiet, the main reason for the absence of a greater number of players was the technical difficulties connected with the printing of the voting cards. According to specialists, in order to print 29.5 million ballot papers, 180 tonnes of paper is needed, an amount which is very difficult to amass in a short time. With the first batch of the ballots to be delivered by May 23, the producer had only two weeks to buy all the necessary materials, which would normally take four weeks. The total cost of the referendum is around zł. 100 million. (Parkiet, p. 4) J.K.