Miller calls for cutting salaries of RPP members to avoid public discontent

Prime Minister Leszek Miller has spoken out in support of moves to cut the salaries of Monetary Policy Council (RPP) members, saying the law should be changed to avoid their earnings causing public discontent. Ruling coalition member Labor Union (UP) has drafted new legislation under which the salaries of the governor and deputy governors of the National Bank of Poland (NBP) and members of the RPP would be cut by between zl.2,000 and zl.3,000, leaving RPP members with gross monthly earnings of around zl.9,800. The plan is believed to have widespread support in parliament. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A4; Reuters) P.J.