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It seems that the PO-PSL coalition will have to forget about their pre-election promise of a painless introduction of flat-rate taxation, and they will also face problems getting rid of the TV and radio licence.Michał Kamiński, head of the president’s office told Polish Radio 3 on Tuesday morning that Lech Kaczyński would veto such laws if they were passed by the parliament. Kamiński reminded that the president had previously declared that he would "stand up for the rights of ordinary people" and therefore would not sign any new laws negatively impacting the poorest.“And that would be exactly the effect of a tax, which is a compromise between linear taxation preferred by Civic Platform and social demands [of the Peasant’s Party -(PSL)]”, Kamiński said.He also told the radio that the president would not agree to have the radio and TV licence abolished and explained that public media played a very important role in Poland.They promoted patriotism and culture, as opposed to private media mainly caring for revenues from adverts.If the president vetoes a draft act, the PO-PSL coalition will have to gain the support of three fifths of the votes in the Sejm.As in the days of Noah...
