Poland to favor investments over dividends in state-owned companies

Cabinet minister Henryk Kowalczyk told the Polish Press Agency (PAP) that the tReasury will stick to its policy of favoring investments over dividends from state-controlled companies. “The general policy is that we don't drain the companies. We encourage investments, we want to enable investments to companies as much as possible,” Kowalczyk said. “Certainly, dividends are easier to take from companies with high profits and where investment needs are smaller: the banking sector or the fuel sector,” he added. Kowalczyk also explained that the Treasury is not currently looking for any further acquisitions, although if a “right offer” presented itself, then “everything is possible.”