[b]RZ: Does the GDP rise in Q2 mean that we are already overcoming the crisis? [/b]
Waldemar Pawlak: This means that there is no recession and evokes hope that in this and the next year we will report economic growth. It is very important to consider the situation in the context of regional cooperation. We talked to many partners in Krynica. At a time of the crisis, such cooperation can be developed more efficiently.
[b]If the government assumes economic growth for the next year, are the economists’ forecasts confirming that we will suffer from the crisis not come true?[/b]
A lot will depend on the world situation. Last year in Krynica nobody expected that such an economic tsunami would happen. In the first half of 2008 energy raw materials became more expensive, financial and economic processes cumulated, and the crisis occurred. The Polish economy is diversified internally. The weakening of the zloty worked as a kind of absorber and it turned out that we were the only European country to report the economic growth.
[b]What about the deficit? PLN 52 billion is a giant budget hole.[/b]
