LPR-PO vote for costly amendments to social support bills

The first one relates to the financial aid for families with newly born babies. Thanks to votes from the Polish Families League (LPR) and the Civic Platform (PO) a bill was passed according to which every mother in a poor financial situation will receive zł.2,000 for a new born baby, while the remaining mothers will receive zł.1,000. The Civic Platform (PO) has also shown a helping hand to the Peasants Party (PSL), and supported the motion thanks to which farmers will more easily receive family benefits. Both bills will cost the budget a total of zł.1.5 billion. After the voting was over, PiS politicians seemed confused, as the government will now have to find sufficient funds for these projects or ask the president to veto them. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1; Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1) A.K.