Nawrocki said on Friday he had referred the bill to the Constitutional Tribunal for a preventive review, arguing that some of its provisions could violate the constitutional principle of non-retroactivity and have a negative impact on consumers.
Tusk called the move "a shocking decision," saying the measure was intended to fund a government program aimed at reducing fuel costs.
"A shocking decision by Karol Nawrocki to block a bill that would have allowed taxing the enormous profits of oil companies, which would have financed cheaper fuel at our filling stations," Tusk wrote on X.
"Keep this in mind when you're at the pump," he added.
Finance and Economy Minister Andrzej Domański said the president's decision blocked legislation that would have generated about USD 1 billion for measures designed to shield consumers from high fuel prices.
"Instead of siding with the Polish people, the president has sided with fuel companies" benefiting from high prices at the pump, Domański said.
He added that by referring the bill to the Constitutional Tribunal, whose work he said Nawrocki had previously obstructed, the president had "once again struck at public finances."
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Source: PAP