Poland: government to cap electricity bills

The government has introduced price caps on electricity bills for SMEs, social institutions and households in an effort to protect them from soaring energy costs. From December 1 until the end of 2023 the maximum electricity tariff for SMEs and institutions such as orphanages, schools and hospitals will be set at PLN 785 (EUR 161)/MWh,…

Poland: rapid drop in inflation wanted

The Polish government wants to bring inflation down as quickly as possible, the Polish prime minister said at a press conference on October 11. Inflation in Poland last month hit 17.2%, a 25-year high, as the country suffered from supply-chain disruption caused by the pandemic and surging energy prices owing to the war in Ukraine.…

Poland: EU must ease energy price regulation for SMEs

The European Union should remodel its energy price regulation framework for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in the face of the continuing energy crisis, Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has said. Morawiecki made the statement at a press conference on October 11 following a government decision to cap electricity prices for certain consumers. “We…