FinMin delegates to Totalizator board resign, claiming the state cannot gain control

Two Finance Ministry delegates to the supervisory board of state lottery Totalizator Sportowy (TS) resigned on Sunday, claiming that the state cannot regain control over the company as the Treasury's representative would not cooperate with them. The resignations follow a row between Finance Minister Jaroslaw Bauc and Treasury Minister Andrzej Chronowski, who has been accused of political intervention in running state firms. Bauc earlier charged Chronowski with blocking his delegates from co-running TS before making a decision on the zl.500 million ($121 million) tender for a the delivery of an IT system for the lottery. The two Finance Ministry delegates wanted to probe the contested tender, but their motions were rejected by the board. This week TS will receive final offers from two candidates in the tender, GTECH and Telenor of Norway. The final decision will be made by the three member managing board including the company's president Wladyslaw Jamrozy, Zbigniew Wujec and Leszek Rackowski. (Puls Biznesu, p. 9; Reuters) A.Z.