Poland’s government is planning a new law to limit the impact of rising gas prices on public institutions such as hospitals as part of a package of measures to combat inflation, a deputy prime minister said on Tuesday. Energy prices have surged across Europe in the last year, as the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions put huge demands on depleted stocks of natural gas against a backdrop of tight supply. Businesses across Poland have reported receiving notification that their gas bills will be many times higher than in 2021, but the impact on institutions such as hospitals has been particularly worrying for voters. Asked whether Poland would take action to help such institutions, Jacek Sasin replied that it would. “This bill was prepared at a rapid pace due to the recent surge in gas prices,” he told public broadcaster Polskie Radio 1, adding that the […]