Fishing for a coalition, but no one is biting

Likewise, the only way PiS can push it through is by forming a quick coalition itself. Yesterday morning it looked like the Sejm could support PO's request to reject the budget bill presented by PiS, however, after a meeting between Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Andrzej Lepper and Roman Giertych of the League of Polish Families (LPR), Marek Kuchcinski of PiS declared that there will not be a majority which could block the bill. Giertych suggested in an interview that a return to the former coalition is probable. Meanwhile, during yesterday's debate the opposition strongly criticized the budget prepared by Finance Minister Zyta Gilowska. "This is a budget of a wasted opportunity. Taxes will grow and so will prices," concluded PO's Zbigniew Chlebowski. Gilowska replied that the bill does not foresee an increase in taxes nor an increase in administration costs. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1)