Government begins work on program of slimming down administration

The government will today begin preparing a bill that is expected to lead to the elimination of more than ten government offices. A vote on the bill in t he Sejm is scheduled for November 21, and if it is passed, the offices will be closed by the end of the year. The government had previously proposed the closure of up to 30 offices, but the figure has been radically reduced. Amon g the offices likely to be affected are the Central Customs Office (GUC), th e Agency for Restructuring and Modernizing Agriculture (ARMR), the Treasury Office of Agricultural Property (AWRSP), and the Privatization Agency (AP). (Gazeta Wyborcza, pp. 1, 19) M.T.