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New Polish finance minister says stable public finances are key

20.09.2019 15:00
Poland’s new finance minister, Jerzy Kwieciński, said on Friday that stable public finances were his key priority.
Jerzy Kwieciński (centre), with Polands President Andrzej Duda (left) and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (right) at the presidential palace in Warsaw on Friday.
Jerzy Kwieciński (centre), with Poland's President Andrzej Duda (left) and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (right) at the presidential palace in Warsaw on Friday.Photo: PAP/Rafał Guz

Kwieciński was speaking to reporters after he was sworn into office during a ceremony at the presidential palace earlier in the day.

"Above all, I want to ensure stability for the country’s public finances,” he told reporters at a news conference following his appointment.

“I want them to work for both the economy and the people in it,” Kwieciński declared.

He also named “an efficient administration, friendly to citizens and entrepreneurs” and a “business-friendly environment” among his priorities, state news agency PAP reported.

Kwieciński will combine his new job as finance minister with that of investment and development minister in the Polish conservative government of Mateusz Morawiecki.

(gs/pk)

Source: PAP