In Brief: SDPL to back Belka; Nauman's business; More health sector corruption

Polish Social Democracy (SDPL) representatives officially announced that they will support the cabinet of Prime Minister Marek Belka in the vote of confidence due today. In return Belka will withdraw from verification of disability pensions outlined in the Hausner's plan which was to bring savings of zł.2 billion. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1) ... Following the affair concerning the connections between the former president of the National Health Fund and dishonest business with hospitals, which was revealed by Rzeczpospolita, Aleksander Nauman's business partner yesterday assured the press that the company which received money for the sale of medical equipment does not belong to Nauman. Nauman himself yesterday rejected all accusations of corruption. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 4) ... Keeping hot on its attack on corruption in the health service, today Rzeczpospolita reveals yet another scandal. The daily states that the head of the office of ex health minister Mariusz Łapiński, Waldemar Deszczyński was a board member of a Swiss company which numerous times won lucrative public tenders organized by the Ministry for delivery of equipment to hospitals. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.K.