Sejm maintains PKP's subsidy, national rail strike unlikely

The decision was passed with a majority of just two votes. It was also decided that all offices and ministries, which control so-called special funds, will have to transfer 40% of revenues from these sources to the budget. This will increase budget revenues by zł. 1.4 billion. The Senate had proposed to cut PKP's subsidies to zł. 192 million and zł. 50 million for the subway. If the amendment had been accepted the Senate envisaged increasing the funds to the National Health Fund by zł. 100 million. PKP unions had been threatening that if the Senate's amendment had been upheld then they would have called for a general rail strike. (Rzeczpospolita, Jan. 24-25, p. B1) A.K.