Industrial Development Agency looks for more money from the state

Although the Industrial Development Agency (ARP) has closed the previous year recording a net profit of zł. 8.3 million, it expects further capital injections from the State Treasury this year. The agency wants additional significant funds to cover aid for enterprises which are of significance importance for the labor market, as well as for the process of restructuring of the shipbuilding sector. "In connection with the bill on state aid alone, we are counting on funds of around zł. 180 million," said the head of ARP, Arkadiusz Krężel. He added that the exact amount will not be known until the second half of the year. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) A.K.