National holidays to hit large stores' revenues in May

The most difficult situation will concern large stores, as smaller entrepreneurs can bypass the law if an owner works on that day or by employing additional workers for this period. "New prohibitions always cause such approach. The state should abolish barriers, rather than multiply them," said Agnieszka Górnicka, president of the Inquiry researching the trade sector. However, proponents of further limiting trade are very active and now they plan imposing a ban on opening stores on Sunday. "The draft bill should be ready by fall," said Alfred Bujara, chairman of trade section of Solidarność.