Motorway tenders tabled for later this year; Sejm to debate fuel tax

Deputy Infrastructure Minister Dariusz Skowroński told a press conference on Wednesday that the tenders for the construction of the A2 and A4 motorways would be carried out later this year. He added that the tenders would concern the A2 road in the Eastern direction, and for the A4 a section near Wrocław. The Ministry hopes that the money earmarked for building motorways will be increased by zł. 1 billion annually thanks to the proposed fuel fee, which is currently being analyzed by the Sejm. Producers and importers of fuels, and retailers of liquid gas would pay a tax of zł. 95 per tone of fuel sold. Skowroński added that on Friday he would meet with Gdańsk T ransport Company (GTC), which holds the license to build the A1 motorway, and currently the Ministry was not considering taking away the permit from the company. (www.onet.pl) M.M.