Inflation in Poland, although high, did not exceed 19%. However, economists and commentators frightened the public with their blackness. Did any of them admit that they were wrong and admit that the President of the National Bank of Poland, Adam Glapiński, was right?
At this point, we have a majority vote sufficient to challenge the NBP President before the State Tribunal
– Donald Tusk recently said.
Already in December, Sławomir Nitras justified the need to summon President Glapiński before the Tribunal in Radio Zet:
Whether President Glapiński has acted in the interests of the state or in the interests of PiS, I have no doubt that most Poles will believe that President Glapiński has betrayed the mandate and oath he took and acted in the interests of one political party.
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However, an important element of the attacks on the NBP is that economists assessing the situation of the Polish economy were simply wrong. Let us remind you that inflation recently rose until January 2023, up to 19%, and then – in line with NBP forecasts – fell to the level of so-called creeping inflation.
Mariusz Zielonka, from the Lewiatan Confederation, wrote in “Dziennik Gazeta Prawna” in December 2022:
Despite the announcements from the government and the National Bank of Poland, inflation will still remain in double digits in 2023. Withdrawing the anti-inflation shields will have the expected effect: inflation will increase early next year. In the worst case, we are probably talking about inflation above 20 percent in February. It will certainly not be possible to fall below the 13% limit this year.
Kazimierz Krupa, former editor-in-chief of Forbes, also continued to intimidate, stating in January 2023 that
Inflation will of course increase. Inflation will rise for several reasons, including the release of energy prices (…) We will certainly experience higher inflation; it will most likely be around 20%, maybe in February, maybe in March.
Dr. Sławomir Dudek, head of the Balcerowicz Civic Development Forum, also formulated false predictions exactly a year ago in the “Fakty po Faktach” program:
Cumulative inflation, overall growth… it’s as if we add the inflation of the last five… of this government’s term… it could total 50%, it will be a record in the European Union.
Professor Marian Noga was also wrong when he argued in RMF FM in the autumn of 2022:
It will be very likely that we will reach the peak in the first quarter of 2023, well, maybe it will be 22%.
The “reliable” Ryszard Petru also passed and convinced this spring this year. in the program “Onet Morning”:
I expect inflation could be even higher. Each of us wonders how to escape it – for example, what should we do with our savings? [Inflacja] can be above 20%.
An economist from the Warsaw School of Economics, Marcin Czaplicki, argued in February 2023 that inflation in Poland is “still accelerating.” The aforementioned Dudek echoed his sentiments, writing at the same time that “trouble still lies ahead.” It was the exact opposite.
President Glapiński’s press conferences are often accompanied by jokes and insults towards other experts. From the list above we can see that these comments are valid.
Source: wPolityce