PM says budget cuts will go through regardless of political consequences

The long-awaited official version of public expenditure cuts drafted by Economy Minister Jerzy Hausner has been made public. The government's determination to implement the cuts is said to be the major advantage of the project. Prime Minister Leszek Miller announced that he was ready to sacrifice the remnants of the Cabinet's popularity to push through unpopular decisions related to the cuts. The draft prepared by Hausner however, fails to specify how much all this will impact on next year's budget. These details are yet to be added. Apart from that, Hausner was criticized for the failure to specify exactly when the effects of the tax reform will be visible, next year or in 2005. The final shape of the tax reform will be drafted later. (Puls Biznesu, p. 6) A.Z.