The UK government is considering sending British Challenger tanks to Poland to backfill for Soviet era tanks that Poland is may be planning to send to Ukraine.
Speaking during a two day trip to India in which the British Prime minister failed to condemn India’s neutral stance of India to the conflict, Boris Johnson said, „We are looking more at what we can do to backfill in countries such as Poland, who may want to send heavier weaponry to help defend the Ukrainians. We are looking at sending tanks to Poland to help them as they send some of their T72s to Ukraine”. The British Prime Minister also announced that the UK will plans to reopen its embassy in Kyiv in the coming weeks.
Source – iNews
The Polish government has approved a tax law amendment that would simplify the Polish Deal tax reform which has met with sharp criticism despite having been in force for only four months.
The Polish Deal raised the tax-free allowance tenfold but removed the possibility to deduct the obligatory healthcare insurance premiums from taxes, leaving mid- and high-income earners poorer, while low-earners gained on the changes. Additionally, entrepreneurs complained about increased burdens as their obligatory contributions were raised from January. To mitigate the negative effects of the reform, the government introduced a middle-class allowance which, in theory, was meant to shield the middle class, but the solution was fraught with its own problems and proved to be unclear even to tax advisers and accountants. Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister, said after a government meeting on Friday that the middle-class allowance was a poor idea and would be scrapped. Instead, the basic rate of the personal income tax will be lowered to 12 percent from 17 percent.
Source – PAP
The Gdańsk employment office has released figures showing that around 2,500 Ukrainians have started formal employment in Gdańsk with around 220 formally registered refugees still looking for work in the city.
From the end of February the employment office has been working with local employers in asking for support to employ Ukrainian refugees in the city. In this time over 600 offers for around 1,800 vacancies have been placed with the office.
Source – Radio Gdańsk
And finally, a Gdańsk bus driver has been hailed a hero after he apprehended a would-be thief at a bus stop in Gdańsk.
The incident happened on Thursday evening at around 6pm near Gdańsk Wrzeszcz, when an intoxicated man tried to grab a purse from a woman waiting for the bus. The bus driver jumped out of his cab and overpowered the suspect with the help of an onlooker, and then called the police. A spokesperson for the bus company confirmed that the incident had taken place and said that as well as being proud of the employee in question, suggested that he would be rewarded for his bravery and courage.
Source – Trójmiasto.pl
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