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Poland Parliamentary elections 2015 [1060]
PiS leader Kaczyński said on Sunday that if PiS win you can expect peace, calm and a plan for Poland.
Highly unlikely given his history.
He also said Poland needs housing within the reach of the average Pole. It should not cost more than 2,500 zł per square metre
More populism. Such prices are picked out of thin air, and such a promise has no chance of being honoured. The price in £ódź alone is over 3,500zl/m2 - and this is in an economically depressed area. Even in places such as Nowy Sącz, you're looking at around 3,000-3,200zł/m2.
and can be rented on a hire-purchase basis whereby the rent would count like instalments so after 30 years it would become the tenant's property.
Which means more debt for the government, as the government also has to take all the risk.
What would make much more sense is for a law to be passed prohibiting municipal authorities from renting bigger flats than required, with spot checks to make sure that it's still the case. This would help to ease the housing problems, as old people would no longer be allowed to take up large municipal apartments in prime locations.
But PiS couldn't do it, because they depend on old people voting for them.
More proof that PiS have the welfare of Poland's little man at heart.
Not really. PiS will promise the moon to everyone, as it's been their sole electoral strategy since 2007. More to the point - PO already have been helping "the little man" obtain housing through the MdM programme. Do try and keep up.
