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The Council of Ministers has adopted a draft amendment to the reimbursement law. Over-the-counter medicines are to be removed from reimbursement, a definition of an orphan medicine is introduced, and there is a new route for funding therapy. Applications to import medicines can be made via the Internet Patient Account. The draft now goes to the Sejm.
The Ministry of Justice wants to limit the free-credit sanction to the most serious bank errors and, for minor breaches, only require a refund of the fee. UOKiK will get a bigger role in penalising banks. The draft of the new consumer credit act is due at the beginning of December.
The reshuffle of Donald Tusk’s government is gathering pace. According to Rzeczpospolita, Szymon Hołownia wants to become culture minister with the rank of deputy prime minister, and the Left has no objection. A dispute over the EU funds ministry and the wait for the president’s decision on Andrzej Domański also continue.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk will propose Agnieszka Bartol as minister of funds and regional policy following the departure of Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz. Bartol was Poland’s representative to the EU. The ministry is responsible for using EU funds, and the appointment must be signed by the president.
Poland's Ministry of Development and Technology is preparing a major overhaul of the law on cemeteries and burials. Plans include keeping urns at home, memorial gardens and eco-burials. It is only a draft for now – the current rules still apply, including when bringing an urn from the UK.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk has wrapped up his visit to India. The Polish delegation signed 13 agreements, and more than 100 Polish firms are seeking contracts in IT, space technology and mining. India is to back Poland’s permanent presence in the G20, and Poland has been invited to the next G20 summit in the United Kingdom.
The Polish Senate has restored the CIT rise to 22% for companies with revenue above €50 million and removed the annual indexation of PIT thresholds that the Sejm had voted for earlier. The flat-rate tax limit falls to €250,000. The bill returns to the Sejm, and the changes are due to take effect on 1 January 2027.
Speaking at the 4th Polish-German Economic Forum in Warsaw, Finance and Economy Minister Andrzej Domański said there is no scenario in which Europe returns to “business as usual” with Russia. Poland will not accept a return to Russian raw materials, including gas.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk has asked President Karol Nawrocki to appoint Finance and Economy Minister Andrzej Domański as deputy prime minister. The President’s Chancellery says the president “does not yield to pressure”. We explain what the constitution says.
Residents of Częstochowa have voted in a referendum to recall Mayor Krzysztof Matyjaszczyk and the city council – about 97% of those voting were in favour. Prime Minister Donald Tusk, on a visit to Vietnam, welcomed the result. The city faces early elections.
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