Finance Ministry may cut tax on gasoline, but some in press think it's all hot air

He wants to discuss the issue with key market players to find out what their intentions are with regard to their future pricing policies given possible reductions in excise tax. Prime Minister Marek Belka proposed an excise tax reduction last week, which seemed possible due to rising global oil prices. However, Parkiet claims that the Finance Ministry's proposals are unlikely to be carried out as firstly previous attempts to lower the excise on beer proved fruitless and secondly the Finance Ministry is prone to changing its mind on such issues if it decides that such notions are not in accordance with budgetary plans. (Parkiet, p. 1) J.J.