Polish government admits households will be affected by rising costs

Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister, has admitted that Polish households will be affected by rising costs of energy, but said part of these costs will be covered by energy companies.

After a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Morawiecki said that households will be affected by an increase, but a large part of the increase has already been covered by the Polish state, for example through the law on coal subsidies.

The prime minister said that energy companies must cover a part of the raise by reducing their demands for higher tariffs.

He said they can't be left untouched during this crisis.

The government has decided to give one-off subsidies of PLN 3,000 EUR 637 for households that use coal as the main source of heating.