Poland needs a strong decision-making center for its economic policy. On the one hand, there is a need to regulate migration issues – there is a demand for workers from outside Poland, which is unrelentingly necessitated by demographics. Another crucial element is energy. Today, Poland emits 60% more CO2 per kilowatt-hour than Germany, and 30 times more than France. These are significant competitiveness issues for our economy. If the issues of rising wage costs and the lack of workers from outside are compounded with this enormous carbon footprint, it would signal a huge problem. Therefore, Poland needs nuclear power. Swift decisions need to be made in all areas – as they are the future competition of the economy – whether in the field of labor costs, energy policy, or taxation. It’s crucial that there should be one place where dialogue can be held and discussed regarding the development of Poland – not for several months, but for several or even many years.
“The year 2024 is a year of uncertainty, and the following years won’t be much better. However, what do we need the most today? In the short term, there are many actions on which the future of the Polish economy will depend. These include people and energy,” said Maciej Witucki, President of the Confederation Lewiatan, to eNewsroom.pl. “So we need serious discussion about wage policy and labor costs as well as immigration policy. There’s too little of such debate. We are witnessing an independent policy by the Ministry of Labor, which is initiating processes regarding the minimum wage. At the same time, we have announcements on the introduction of a four-day working week. These political declarations create uncertainty in the world of entrepreneurs. In a country which is not a cheap labor force country anymore. In a country where robots won’t replace us anytime soon. We need workers – each year we lose almost 200 thousand pairs of hands from the labor market. Demographics are relentless – that is why we need a debate on migration. We see that different directions are being closed. We even had declarations that the Ministry of Interior is ready to sacrifice economic growth in the name of Poland’s security. We do not believe that workers arriving in a civilized manner, controlled by our consulates, pose a danger to Poland. However, their absence or blocking their arrival – that’s a danger for the Polish economy. Therefore, certainly now important issues include labor costs and their rational increase, and the future of the Polish economy is still industry,” says Maciej Witucki.
Source: https://managerplus.pl/biznes-apeluje-do-rzadu-o-powolanie-gospodarczego-centrum-decyzyjnego-34956
