President signs amendment to 2015 budget

President Andrzej Duda has signed an amendment to the budget law stipulating the suspension of a spending rule, in line with which 1.95 percent of GDP has been earmarked for armaments. The amendment will bring PLN 209 million in savings. Earlier, the ruling PiS party had increased the budget deficit by PLN 3.9 billion to PLN 49.98 billion, compared with PLN 46.08 billion which was initially planned.