Finance Minister warns political instability will hit growth

"Taking a look at what is going on one can assume that the government will increase the economic forecast for the following year, but this will not take place due to a lack of political stability," said Gilowska. She went on to say that the budget deficit target of zł.30 billion will not be altered and if expenditures are increased in one area then spending on other areas will have to be cut. "We already know the estimated level of revenues, but for the time being we shall not reveal it," said the Finance Minister in relation to announcements of revenues amounting to zł.241.6 billion for 2008. The 2008 budget should be presented by the end of September. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, B1) M.M.