Finance Minister announces deal for health workers

The increase will be paid out to all health sector employees and will be carried out in two stages. The first will be executed in July this year and the second in January 2008. According to Gazeta Prawna, each person who earns zł.1,000 gross will receive an increase of almost zł.24 net in July, and zł.41 in January. The Finance Minister added that the recent idea to tax the most wealthy and earmark the funds for health sector employees is being investigated, with a study being carried out to see if such taxes are used effectively in other European countries and whether they can be implemented in Poland. (Dziennik, p. 4) A.K.