Treasury Minister wants referendum on nuclear power plants

The Minister of the State Treasury declared that it is the government's aim to inform people of the possible benefits that the construction of nuclear power plants in Poland would bring. However, he also quickly added that the ultimate decision on this matter should be made by the general public in the form of a referendum. Dawid Jackiewicz also referred to official plans to build a nuclear power plant and said that due to many years of neglect the project would have to be pushed back from 2024 to around 2030. Nonetheless, he added that "this is a project that [Poland] should seriously consider." The Minister also addressed the situation regarding the copper tax, and declared that the government wants to abolish it within the next year or so. This should notably ease KGHM's financial burden.