Treasury Minister wants to "accelerate the transformation" of state businesses

According to a report published by the Ministers' Council yesterday, of the 8,000 businesses that the Treasury has shares in 1,162 belong to the state. Even though this number has gradually been decreasing Treasury Minister Jacek Socha estimates the changes are insufficient. "We want to accelerate the transformation of these companies into capital ones. In this way we will increase their clarity. Also our relations with the firms' management would improve," said Socha. The Treasury is also preparing a report about the assets owned by the state in other EU countries. "Our aim is to show what the tendencies are and thus conclude how many firms should remain state companies in Poland," explained Socha. (Parkiet, p. 7) A.F.