Facilities of the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline in Poland. File photoMOSCOW, Apr 22High inflation and economic problems in Poland are caused by the actions of the country's leadership, and not by external factors, according to an article by Polish historian Przemysław Piasta in the weekly Myśl Polska. As the author recalled, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki earlier in his Easter speech accused Russia of high inflation in country. “How convenient. So, inflation is not the result of the complete irresponsibility of the prime minister and his predecessor. And the wasted period of the economic situation. It’s not about spending and distributing funds. Finally, the cause of the problem is not the unrestrained emission of empty money,” Piasta noted .
The MEPs condemned the sanctions against Russia, for which the residents of the EU are paying. According to him, Morawiecki's «faithful followers» will perceive such an explanation as «indisputable truth.» However, as Piasta pointed out, high inflation in Poland is caused by other reasons: in 2015, when the Law and Justice party came to power in the country, the problem of inflation simply did not exist, but then the situation began to worsen. Already in November 2017, its level was 2.7%, in February 2020 — 4.7%, and at the end of 2021 — 8.6%. began to implement expensive social programs, which, under the guise of pro-natalist rhetoric, de facto meant a massive distribution of electoral sausage,» Piasta explained. The consequences of this became apparent already in 2020, when the economic downturn began, caused by the reaction of politicians to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, government anti-covid programs, in his opinion, were poorly thought out, and support was provided chaotically. “But, above all, these actions were extremely expensive. We could not finance them with the surplus accumulated in the previous “fat years”, since, let me remind you, the government spent everything on buying its voters. Therefore, a massive emission of empty money began. And this, as you know, the easiest way to wake up the demons of inflation,» the historian noted.Poland promised to impose an embargo on energy resources from Russia. Further, as Piasta pointed out, the Polish government decided to defeat inflation with the help of an «anti-inflation shield.» «Such a shield, of course, costs money. And if there are none, it is necessary to print more. Additional issuance of banknotes increases inflation. Then we raise interest rates. Once, twice, three times. As a result, the cost of credit and, consequently, the cost of doing business increases. This fuels inflation again and further burdens households,” he said. At the same time, the crisis in Ukraine unsettled the Polish political establishment, which led him to decide that in an attempt to harm Russia, “no solution can be stupid and expensive,” he said. author. “Therefore, to spite Putin, we will no longer buy energy resources in Russia. Instead, we will buy all the same Russian raw materials from intermediaries. Of course, we will pay much more. According to Piasta, Poland has a chance to avoid stagflation, but for this the country's leadership needs wisdom and courage. However, Prime Minister Morawiecki is likely to put a good face on a bad game to the end, he suggested. “Up to a certain point, it may even work. However, not completely. I assure you that both an empty wallet and an empty refrigerator are much more convincing teachers than the smartest speeches,” the historian concluded. After the start of a special operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, the United The United States and the European Union stepped up sanctions pressure on Russia. In Europe, calls have become louder to reduce dependence on Moscow's energy resources. The actions of American and European officials have already turned into economic problems for Western countries and caused an increase in fuel and food prices. 2022/04/ace07ec2346180e9f03718a58b4a2b85.jpg» />Poland supplied Ukraine with weapons worth billions of zlotys
