"This is spitting in the face of cancer patients - that is how PiS MP Radosław Fogiel assessed irregularities in KPO funding. For any of the measures for the HoReCa industry, buy yachts and solariums. “We request to explain all this,” Zbigniew Konwiński from KO said. "The difference between us and our predecessors is that we do not defend if there is an irregularity," he pointed out.
Guests of the Rymanowski breakfast program discussed a media storm around irregularities in the financing of the HoReCa manufacture under the National Reconstruction Programme (NRP).
- I'm sorry. utilizing the concept of scandal is crossing the border. It's not even an affair, it's a storm in a glass of water you're making," he said. Deputy Marshal of the Sejm of PSL Piotr Zgorzelski. - As part of the project, hundreds of thousands of contracts have been signed, he will always arrive at any irregularities - he added and stated that "it happened, it happened and it will happen."
As the politician said, "PiS prayed for this money". - They wanted that money, and then they didn't get it. The most affected entrepreneurs are in all of this. They're worried that someone's gonna put on a patch," he said.
- I'm sorry. After all, for specified irregularities Minister Pełczyńska-Nałęcz should take responsibility - stated Zgorzelski, pointing out that "if there was a scam there, you gotta burn iron to the very end." - But laughing at the fact that individual who has a coffee store and applied for a coffee maker is not okay - he added.
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He responded to those words Ms PiS Radosław Fogiel. - What are you talking about? You're trying to pretend you don't know what's going on. We're expected to be attacking entrepreneurs? You're the ones who are making fun of me.
- I'm sorry. You say you want to defend entrepreneurs? What about those affected in Lower Silesia after the flood? You said to take credit," Fogiel added.
- I'm sorry. What you gentlemen are doing, that there is no request for a scandal here, that you can decision on to the agenda, is spitting in the face of millions of Poles who have not had how to get specified money, It's spitting in the face of a cancer patient. - assessed the MP.
Media storm on KPO. "The problem is the financing rules"
The KPO financing case was referred to Deputy Marshal of the Sejm Krzysztof Bosak. - The problem is not that individual cheated, but in what rules the government set on funding. - he said. - It went crazy for a while. The general rule was to spend these measures as shortly as possible - he pointed out.
- Minister Pełczyńska-Nałęcz is liable for this. The question of why sociologist and political scientist took part in the distribution of funds and regional policy, the erstwhile Polish ambassador to Russia - Bosak noted.
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The situation commented Head of KO club Zbigniew Konwiński. - We request to explain. The Ministry ordered a check before this case became media - he said.
- I'm sorry. These are institutions that explain these things, not the Internet. It's different from our predecessors that we don't defend if there's been an irregularity. The Law and Justice has so far defended cases with the Justice Fund - said the politician.
Head of the Chancellery of the president of Poland Zbigniew Bogucki stated that "we are dealing with the gigantic scandal of this government". - There are hospitals that didn't get funding, and you could build saunas with that money," he said.
Funding KPO. HoReCa support programme
In support of tiny and medium-sized enterprises in the HoReCa sector in KPO 3005 contracts for PLN 1.2 billion were concluded, 110 million were paid in turn. The average value of the task is about PLN 410 thousand. "The calculation of projects shall be made only in the form of refunds and the appropriations shall be paid after the payment applications and the costs contained therein have been approved. An entrepreneur may not apply for an advance payment. It must besides make its own contribution, at least 10%. In addition, VAT was an ineligible expenditure. In addition, entrepreneurs have the durability of the task after its implementation" - explained the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy.
Resort added that the program HoReCa is implemented by 5 operators: Polish Entrepreneurship Foundation Szczecin; Association of Social and economical Investments S.A. (TISE S.A.) Warsaw; Małopolska Regional improvement Agency S.A. Kraków/Rzeszowska Regional improvement Agency; Regional improvement Agency S.A. Bielsko-Biała; Kaliski Entrepreneurship Incubator Foundation Kalisz.
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"The selected entities have a long, documented experience in supporting entrepreneurs. Among them are besides entities, i.e.Rzeszow Agency for the improvement of Entrepreneurship under local governments governed by the opposition" - added.
Deputy Minister for Funds and Regional Policy Jan Szyszko He acknowledged on Friday that information on irregularities had arrived at MFiPR's management a fewer weeks ago, and in connection with them, the erstwhile president of PARP Katarzyna Duber-Stachurska was recalled in late July.
