President Nawrocki signed the act on tax on fuel profits, calls for price reductions; Sikorski criticizes the speech

President Karol Nawrocki announced the signing of the act in a speech on Thursday. He called for immediate price reductions at gas stations. He also emphasized that the government bears full responsibility for their implementation.

The new regulations concern levies on extraordinary profits of fuel companies. The funds obtained in this way are to be used to finance the "Fuel Prices Lower" protective program.

Sikorski criticizes Nawrocki's speech

Radosław Sikorski, asked about the president's speech on TVN24, sharply criticized its content. I am stunned by the amount of economic nonsense and the impudence of this message, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Sikorski assessed that the president did not indicate the reasons for high gasoline prices. As he said, they are influenced by, among others: war in the Persian Gulf, increase in oil prices and more expensive transport of raw materials.

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also accused the president of contradiction in his arguments regarding the state of public finances and the method of financing fuel price reductions.

He rightly said that we had too high a deficit since the previous government, and at the same time he said that he would not allow gasoline price reductions to be financed from the profits of oil corporations, Sikorski said.

The act introducing a tax on windfall profits of fuel companies was adopted by the Senate without amendments last week. After the president's signature, the provisions may enter into force in accordance with the date provided for in the act.

Sikorski assured that the government would act on fuel prices "as soon as possible", fulfilling the prime minister's earlier promise.