Labor Union collects MPs' signatures to limit RPP members' pay to zl. 10,000

The Labor Union (UP), part of the ruling coalition, has drafted a law which would significantly lower the salaries of Monetary Policy Council (RPP) members and National Bank of Poland (NBP) management. UP began collecting signatures of Sejm deputies under its draft in order to file it on Tuesday. Under the draft, salaries of RPP members would be equal to those of Cabinet secretaries, i.e. around zl.10,000 a month, while the NBP governor's pay would be equal to that of the Finance Minister at around zl.11,500 a month. At present RPP members earn zl.26,000 a month, but they recently sued NBP, claiming they should earn zl.33,000. The proposed legislation is the politicians' response to the lawsuit, which they view as outrageous in the current economic and budget situation. (Zycie, p.6) T.J.