Polish consumers of electricity and heat are in a kind of no-win trap, as a result of which the high energy costs they incur not only now, but also in the future, are likely to be among the highest in Europe. It is not industry, but consumers and small service companies that bear the burden of the high cost of fuel imports resulting from both the weak zloty exchange rate and shortages of coal, oil and gas on world markets. Read the Energy and economy. Is polish prosperity threatened by growing energy prices? report written by Maciej Bukowski and Krzysztof Bocian.
How much can the costs of heating and lighting Polish homes can increase and how will this affect the financial situation of Poles and the Polish economy? Is there a recession ahead? What steps should be taken to prevent negative scenarios – or at least minimize the negative effects of rising fuel and energy prices?
