Politics
Belka calls for public finance reform,
economists skeptical
Polish prime minister Marek Belka pledged to continue public finance reform program in a speech before the parliament on Friday. Belka, 52, promised to increase old-age benefits, reduce unemployment and speed up privatization hours before a no-confidence vote later that evening.
Most economists who followed Belka's speech say parts of his plan seem unrealistic and doubt he would be able to push through some of the more radical measures...