The Polish Development Fund called on 108 exchange offices to return part of the funds allocated under the anti-crisis shield – reports “Gazeta Wyborcza“. The calls are for the amount of PLN 150 million. PFR claims that the companies trading in currency incorrectly calculated the turnover – it was the amount that was the basis for obtaining the benefit.
Only that exchange offices operate with enormous amounts, on which they achieve minimal profit, the scale of the business is the key to profitability.
Deputy head on subsidies for money changers: Interpretation margin
Bartosz Marczuk, vice-president of the Polish Development Fund, explained the irregularity of the applications submitted by exchange offices. – They gave us in their turnover (…) not the spread as their turnover, as they should do, but the nominal currency turnover – he said. However, he admitted that such behavior did not have to mean bad will. – It is not that these exchange offices, as a rule, behaved dishonestly. It was a certain interpretation margin – he added.
Paweł Borys, the head of the Polish Development Fund, referred to the issue of currency exchange settlements in June. – Shield works on the basis of confidence in traders and statements. Unfortunately, someone will always make a mistake or abuse that trust. I assume it’s less than 1 percent. subsidies. PFR verifies the statements to ensure that all subsidies are paid correctly, he said.
PFR with a new shield for entrepreneurs. Help for 38 industries
The reservations of the Polish Development Fund concern the first target, while PFR has already announced the launch of the second program. Shield 2.0, however, will no longer have such a wide range – it is targeted at 38 industries.
– We are running a financial bazooka. The financial shield is a real aid that gives funds to protect places workgives a sense of security – said Paweł Borys, head of the Polish Development Fund during the last week’s videoconference.
