[Opinion]: Poland’s looming economic storm

Writers suggest that Europe should pay attention to the PiS-controlled government’s ill-advised economic policies, including a new tax that would see banks and some financial institutions paying an annual levy of 0.44% on their assets to help pay for new spending commitments.

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ESO: Background information: Warsaw puts on a friendlier foreign face / S&P downgrades Polish rating http://www.europeansources.info/record/warsaw-puts-on-a-friendlier-foreign-face-sp-downgrades-polish-rating/

Radio Poland, 27.01.16: Polish budget deficit breakthrough http://www.thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/238192,Polish-budget-deficit-breakthrough

Radio Poland, 26.01.16: Moody’s warns of possible downgrade of Polish rating http://www.thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/238091,Moody%E2%80%99s-warns-of-possible-downgrade-of-Polish-rating

Radio Poland, 19.01.16: Swiss-franc mortgage bill ‘dangerous’ for the budget: central banker http://www.thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/237120,Swissfranc-mortgage-bill-%E2%80%98dangerous%E2%80%99-for-the-budget-central-banker

Radio Poland, 15.01.16: Poland approves new tax on banks http://thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/236643,Poland-approves-new-tax-on-banks

EUObserver, 24.02.16: Poland seeks to boost state control of economy https://euobserver.com/beyond-brussels/132421

Deutsche Welle, 12.03.16: Polish banks could face rocky year ahead http://dw.com/p/1IBp7

EurActiv, 26.08.16: Moody’s: Poland risks credit downgrade, divestment, over democracy deficit http://www.euractiv.com/section/euro-finance/news/moodys-poland-risks-credit-downgrade-divestment-over-democracy-deficit/

Politico, 21.10.16: [Opinion] The Polish case for less economic liberalism http://www.politico.eu/article/the-polish-case-for-economic-illiberalism-stability-development/

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