Tension on the line Presidential Palace – Chancellery of the Prime Minister increases. Karol Nawrocki, just after his oath, announced an active presidency, including the presentation of a number of his own draft laws. The government, in response, prepared a package of laws to sign. Among them was a task that the president's environment sees as clever Political trap.
We are talking about the amendment of the Distance Act on the improvement of wind farms on land. Surprisingly, its content contains a evidence of freezing of electricity prices 500 PLN/MWh. It was this procedure that caused a wave of speculation and became the origin of a conflict that could have a direct translation into your electricity bills.
Why the Windmill Act Wakes Controversy?
President Karol Nawrocki has long expressed scepticism towards the draft Windmill Act, especially in the context of the minimum distances of turbines from residential buildings. Critics indicate that current records may inhibit the improvement of renewable energy in Poland. On the another hand, the government, aware of the possible veto, cleverly incorporated a key issue for citizens into the same bill – energy price freeze.
As Paulina Henning-Kloska, Minister of Climate and Environment, emphasizes, in an interview with Money.pl, the consequences of not signing the bill may be serious for each of us. "If the president does not sign the bill, energy prices will be released, which will be an inflationary impulse. This will rise life costs and inflation can start to grow again," she explained. In practice, this means that Your electricity bill could emergence rapidly.if the bill does not enter into force in its current form.
The president responds, “It is not an Acceptance Profit”
The President's office is not going to bend under pressure. Rafał Leśkiewicz, spokesperson for Karol Nawrocki, made it clear in his interview with PAP that "the Act has a political dimension, not a substantive one". He stressed that although The freezing of electricity prices is apparent to the president and was his run promise, it is unacceptable to combine this issue with regulations on the distance of windmills from buildings.
"This law contains a thing which should not be included in these provisions, due to the fact that the question of the distance of windmills from buildings was introduced. This does not affect each another at all," Leśkiewicz explained. He besides added that “the president will strike. I'm certain this solution won't gain your President's approval, and we're talking at the President's Chancellery right now, and we're going to present our solutions." It's a clear signal that The president is ready to confront and veto if the government does not retreat from this “trap”.
What about the Promise “33% little for Electricity in 100 Days”?
One of Karol Nawrocki's key electoral promises was to reduce electricity bills by 33% within 100 days of taking office. Faced with the current deadlock, the question naturally arises: Will this promise be fulfilled? Rafał Leśkiewicz assured that the president intends to fulfil his commitment, suggesting that The President's office will prepare its own bill on energy price freeze, independent of controversial wind farm records.
Such a strategy would let the president to carry out his promise while avoiding signing a bill that he considers to be either unfavorable or politically motivated. For you as a consumer, this means that the fight for lower energy bills takes place at the highest levels of power, and its result is crucial to your home budget.
Is Veto sure? Last words of the Ombudsman
After an first strong declaration, the President's spokesperson softened his speech a bit. In an interview with Polish Radio, 24 Rafał Leśkiewicz stated that "nowhere he said that Karol Nawrocki would veto the windmill law". He explained that the president "doesn't like the combination of 2 independent legal issues in one, submitted to the president for signature, the bill". He besides added that "there is inactive any time to decide".
This means that although the president is determined not to sign the bill as it stands, the negotiating door remains open. It is possible that the government will decide to separate draft laws, which would let energy prices to be frozen without controversy around windmills. In practice, as a citizen, you should follow developments, as it is up to this political gameplay to find the stableness of energy prices in the coming months.
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