Sejm votes in favor of halving salaries of senior central bank officials

The Sejm yesterday approved a bill to reduce the salaries of the National Ba nk of Poland (NBP) management and Monetary Policy Council (RPP) members, cut ting their base salaries in half. However, deputies left it to the President to decide on the size of the bonuses the officials would be entitled to. The bill will now go to the Senate, where it is not likely to meet much resistan ce. Strong support for cutting RPP salaries followed recent media revelation s about some members who were suing the NBP for unpaid wages totalling $500, 000. (Reuters)