In Brief: Costs of Iraq; ZAP to increase output 40%; Telmax share issue

The cost of the military mission in Iraq, purchasing the necessary equipment and salaries of 2,500 soldiers will cost the budget about zł. 140 million. Next year the expenditures are likely to increase to zł. 308 million, out of which zł. 50 million would be spent on new equipment and replacements. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B4) ...Car battery producer Piastów-based ZAP is planning to increase its production capacity by 40% to 1.4 million batteries annually, out of which half would be exported, mainly to EU countries. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B4) ... IT company Telmax plans to sell 250,000 new shares to raise zł.10 million by the end of the year. (Parkiet, p. 3) M.M.