Public sector company directors face tighter controls

Their annual property declarations will be published and checked by the Central Anticorruption Office (CBA). Business associations are critical of the bill, claiming that it will deter the best managers from state companies even more than the present regulations which impose a limit on their salaries. "It is a step in wrong direction. The new bill will be another obstacle and will increase discrimination in state-run enterprises," warned the president of the Confederation of Polish Employers Andrzej Malinowski. "In addition, the published property declarations may be used by criminals," he added. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 4-5) E.B.