PZL Mielec yet again fails to present adequate restructuring plan

Aviation plant PZL Mielec will not receive a state subsidy for purchasing production machinery in 2003. The factory applied for a zł. 12 million from the Economy Ministry, which would be spent on supporting its restructuring process. According to the Ministry, the PZL management did not submit an opinion of the Competition and Consumer Protection Office (UOKiK). "We waited for the document until the end of October," said Małgorzata Harasimiuk from the Ministry's press office. On the other hand, representatives of UOKiK claim that they received a restructuring program from PZL, but it was based on the assumption of receiving an offset order. "We proposed either amending the program, or applying for so-called regional aid. The management chose the first option," said Dariusz Łomowski from UOKiK's press office. He added that the Office has not yet received the new documents. According to PZL employees this is because one member of the management board did not fulfill his duties. (Puls Biznesu, p. 6) M.M.