Morawiecki dismisses 17 deputy ministers

PM Mateusz Morawiecki dismissed 17 deputy ministers from his cabinet in a move aimed to trim the headcount and payroll. Morawiecki said that the changes were made to make government operations more efficient and were not “personal.” All of the dismissed deputies handed their resignations which were accepted by the PM. Among the ones losing their jobs were Piotr Woźny, responsible for fighting air pollution, and former PM Beata Szydło spokesman Rafał Bochenek. Earlier this month, Morawiecki announced that he will cut down the number of government posts by 20-25 percent. After the changes, the number of deputy ministers dropped from 126 to 109, however, PM announced that more dismissal will be announced within the next two weeks, and the final number will surpass 20.