Talk is (not) cheap
17th July 2009
Polish tax payers have so far forked out around PLN 575,000 on government phone bills since it came to office in 2007, according to a report this week by Super Express.
The biggest spenders are Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, who has managed to talk his way through PLN 28,450 and Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski, who has spent around PLN 20,000.
Rostowski justifies his spending by claiming his high bills are due to his contact with the European Central Bank and World Bank. ...
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