Government popularity at all-time low according to recent CBOS poll

The public rating of Leszek Miller's government has dropped dramatically thi s month. The Cabinet has never before had such an unfavorable public opinion . According to the most recent survey by CBOS, supporters of Miller's entour age have decreased by 7% and more than half the population (56%) believe the government is not doing a good job - 9% more than last month. The ratings a re worse than those received by Jerzy Buzek's government after a year in pow er. "The situation is worse and more emotive," explained Janusz Czapinski, a social psychologist. "We are confronted with a huge economic crisis and the final stage of EU accession," he added. Sociologist Tomasz Zukowski assigns part of the reason for discontent to the dramatic failure of the proposed ta x amnesty bill. (Rzeczpospolita, p.A1) A.C.