In Brief: Internet lay-offs; Culture 2000 program; Tanks for snow clearance

Internet portals, struggling to make money from advertising, are planning to charge for some services, such as function-enriched e-mails. The portals are also laying off workers in order to cut costs, with Wirtualna Polska beginning the new year by announcing a number of redundancies, following on from Onet.pl's decision in November to lay off 80 workers. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 1) ... Polish cultural programs such as plays and operas may over the next two years continue to receive financial support from the euro 167 million budget of the European Union's Culture 2000 program. Last year Culture 2000 supported three Polish projects to the tune of almost euro 400,000. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 4) ... The Military Property Agency (AMW) announced yesterday that it has nine T-55 tanks for sale, and that it is prepared to sell them to local governments for zl.27,000 each. Such tanks can be used for snow clearance work. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 4) A.Z.