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Date: 2009April10,12:38(Friday) CanonicalID: 09WARSAW384_a
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POLAND'SPMUSINGFINANCIALCRISISTOADVANCERESTRUCTURING



1.(C)Summary.PMTuskadvisorandconfidantMichalBoni
toldChargeandEconCounsApril7thatTuskisusingthe
economiccrisisasanopportunitytoadvancehis
restructuringagenda,aimedatproducingaharder‐working,
moreinnovativePolisheconomy.U.S.investorsand
economistsherebroadlyagreethatthereformsBoniandhis
teamofyoung,talentedadvisorsareproposingarenecessary
butdifficultstepstosupplementPoland'ssignificantbut
diminishinglow‐cost/high‐qualitylaboradvantagewith
home‐growninnovation.EndSummary.

2.(C)PMTuskconfidantandMinister‐Without‐Portfolio
MichalBoniMichalBonimetwithCDAandEconCounsonApril
7.HelaidoutGoPeffortstoaddresstheglobaleconomic
crisisbothasashort‐termproblemtobemanagedandasan
opportunitytoadvancePoland'srestructuringintoamore
innovative,entrepreneurialcompetitor.Boniandhis
talented,youngstrategicplanningteamhavemappedthe
impactofthecrisisinPolandcounty‐by‐country,
industry‐by‐industry.Theplantheyhaveputtogetherto
managethecrisisisarrangedaroundfourkeyelements.

*Unemployment.Thegovernment‐business‐laborTripartite
Commissionhasagreedonlegislativeproposalstoease
employers'abilitytoholdontoworkersthroughthecrisis,
includingworkersubsidiesandlimitingshort‐termwork
contracts.

*Stimulus.TheGoPisshepherdingeffortstospeed
absorptionofEUfunds.Boniexpectsthatefforttobear
fruitinthefourthquarter.Thankstounstablefinancial
markets,however,theGoPdoesnotbelieveitcanfinancea
largestimulusprogramthroughdeficitborrowing.

*Entrepreneurship.TheGoPismovingavarietyofplans
tosupportsmallentrepreneurs'ownresponsestothecrisis,
including1)a"SecondChance"programtofinancesmall
businesspeoplewhoseconcernshavefailedthankstothe
crisis,2)creationofagovernmentinsurancemechanismfor
exporters,3)alegislativepackagetoremovebarriersto
smallbusinesscreation,and4)deregulationinthe
constructionsector.

*ForeignInvestment.TheGoPwillintroducelegislation
toimprovetheincentivepackagebuiltaroundSpecial
EconomicZonestoattractnewforeigninvestment.

3.(C)BonisaysthePMisalsousingthecrisisascoverto
takepoliticallysensitivepensionreformastepfurther.
ThegovernmentispreparinglegislationforRoundTwoof
reform,aproposaltoextendtheageatwhichmilitaryand
policeworkerscanretire.(Comment:AdultPolesareless
likelytoworkthanotherEuropeansorAmericans,inpart
becauseofgenerousearlyretirementbenefits.Boni,and
mosteconomists,viewthisasaseriousobstacletoPolish
competitiveness.RoundOneofpensionreform‐theTusk
government'ssignaleconomicpolicyaccomplishment‐extended
theretirementageforworkersinmanyindustries(nursing,
trainengineers,etc.)whopreviouslycouldretireasearly
as50.EndComment.)

4.(C)CommentandBioNote.MichalBoniisaTuskconfidant,
committedtrans‐Atlanticist,America'sclosestfriendinthe
PM'sinnercircle.WhileheisTusk'smanoneconomicand
socialpolicy,heisnotaneconomist.Heisahuman
resourcemanagementexpertbytrade,aformerLaborMinister,
MemberofParliament,andlongtimestapleoftheliberal
(Europeansense),post‐Communistcenter‐right.Boniis
handlingthegovernment'sdomesticresponsetotheeconomic
crisiswhilemanagingitsbroaderefforttorestructurethe
Polisheconomyintoamoreefficient,innovativecompetitor.
WeunderstandthroughBoniandothercontactsthathe
regularlyconsultsabraintrustofinformaladvisors,many
ofthemeconomistsandmostwithdayjobsoutsideofthe
government.
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5.(C)Inthismeeting,Boniappearedfocusedmoreintently
onthepost‐economiccrisisworldthanonthecrisisitself.
Heisalongtimeadvocateofeconomicrestructuringaimedat
completingPoland'seconomictransformationfromcommand
economytolow‐costmanufacturingplatformtoinnovator.
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