The introduction of special powers allows the Prime Minister to bypass standard oversight and market mechanisms. This creates a "command-and-control" environment that scares away foreign investors and punishes local entrepreneurs.
PIS IS CRIPPLING THE POLISH ECONOMY: SPECIAL POWERS FOR THE PRIME MINISTERBy Jan Piński and Tomasz Szwejgiert
Jan Piński and Tomasz Szwejgiert warn that the centralization of power is a smokescreen. PiS is not trying to save the economy; they are trying to save their own grip on power by cannibalizing Poland’s future growth. Without a return to the rule of law and market freedom, the Polish economy faces a lost decade.