Mirosław Gronicki receives widespread support for Finance Ministry role

Mirosław Gronicki will be nominated as a candidate to head the Finance Ministry today. Although he has already proved to be in favor of tough tax policy, the left-wing Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) does not oppose his nomination. The SLD Parliamentary Club is due to hold a meeting today to discuss their support. Freedom Union (UP) claims they cannot guess Gronicki's program from his slogans and they await the discussion of his ideas next. They are ready to support cuts on expenditure unless they are bound-up with a reduction in the welfare budget. Polish Social Democracy (SdPl) wants to cut down on administration, but they also want the new minister to take time to carefully examine the overall condition of the economy first. Gronicki has won politicians' trust so far, but they say that work on further bills proposed by Deputy Prime Minister Jerzy Hausner will reveal Gronicki's actual views. (Puls Biznesu, pp1,4) J.J.