President Karol Nawrocki signed Poland’s budget law while referring it to the Constitutional Tribunal, as anticipated by the government.
Presidential Action As Expected
President Karol Nawrocki, in line with government expectations, signed the budget law while simultaneously referring it to the Constitutional Tribunal. This happened in accordance with the messages that the Presidential Palace has been sending so far, suggesting that the head of state is not satisfied with the budget law.
Our coalition sources expected it to be referred to the Constitutional Tribunal.
President’s Concerns and Criticism
The President announced that he would act in such a way “so that the Republic of Poland can function.” However, he did not hide that the law raises his concerns, stating “I have many reservations about the Polish budget and the government’s work in the field of public finances.”
“I have a lot of resentment towards the Minister of Finance for neglecting budgetary matters,” he said.
Chief of Staff’s Strong Criticism
His chief of staff, Zbigniew Bogucki, spoke even more harshly, describing the budget as “a disastrous budget with an abyss of a deficit.”
“Where President Karol Nawrocki can act, he does everything to protect the interests of Poland and the interests of Poles. But in the case of the budget law, the constitution does not give the president the right of veto. He cannot refuse to sign it – even if the budget is bad, disastrous and dangerous for the state’s finances,” Bogucki wrote on the X service.
He added that “the budget attacks institutions independent of Donald Tusk’s government, taking away their funds and trying to subordinate them.”
