Gov't plans may greatly undermine budget stability

"The government is introducing changes, which are a burden not only at the moment of their introduction, but also for several years to come. This is politically irresponsible, as no politician should use power in such a way to tie the hands of following governments," said Jerzy Hausner, a former minister in the governments of Jerzy Miller and Marek Belka. The government is sourcing its optimism from plans of continuous GDP growth, as the latest projections place Q1 growth at 7%.  (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1, B1) M.M.