President vetoes bill to reclassify urban agricultural land
Under the bill, sponsored by Civic Platform (PO) deputy Janusz Palikot, the land would be automatically reclassified as available for investment, scrapping the existing laborious procedure.
However, citing opposition from urban planning experts, the President argued that the proposed legislation would result in the disruption of natural landscapes, a rise in auto traffic and an unfettered spread of new construction projects.
Kaczyński's move was criticized, among others, by the business organization BCC and the SLD leader Wojciech Olejniczak, who said that as the legislation was important for economic growth, he would to ask his club to vote against the veto. The SLD's support would enable the coalition to overturn the veto in Parliament.
Source: Puls Biznesu (P.M.)
However, citing opposition from urban planning experts, the President argued that the proposed legislation would result in the disruption of natural landscapes, a rise in auto traffic and an unfettered spread of new construction projects.
Kaczyński's move was criticized, among others, by the business organization BCC and the SLD leader Wojciech Olejniczak, who said that as the legislation was important for economic growth, he would to ask his club to vote against the veto. The SLD's support would enable the coalition to overturn the veto in Parliament.
Source: Puls Biznesu (P.M.)
