...While ZUS hikes will strip them of what money they've got

According to the draft social insurance bill, to be discussed by the government on Tuesday, employees who simultaneously run their own business will cease to save on contributions to ZUS. "This solution should make the system tighter," said Deputy Economy Minister Krzysztof Pater. Under the new regulations though, entrepreneurs may have to pay twice as much in contributions as they previously did. "This is going to kill me," an anonymous craftsman told Rzeczpospolita. "We will do everything to block this draft," said Andrzej Malinowski, head of the Confederation of Polish Employers. "The budget revenues may not rise at all, however, as entrepreneurs will simply abandon their activities," he continued. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B1) M.K.