The list of laws to be changed is long. Local governments are taking matters into their own hands

In an interview on Radio Katowice with Marcin Zasada, the mayor of Sosnowiec emphasized that some of the complex statutory changes reverse what existed under the previous government.

- Some of them are reversing what was in the PiS era. For example, taking away the regulation of water prices from city councils, because they should talk about it. These are matters related to the term of office , changes related to the transfer of competences regarding environmental protection funds to marshal's offices, i.e. a return - lists the guest of Radio Katowice.

When asked whether the submitted proposals also include a revision of the financing system , the President of Sosnowiec replied: "The new local government act has been in force since this year, so there is no such provision directly, because we have agreed with the Minister of Finance that we will monitor the effects of this new act on the finances of local government units on an ongoing basis and, if necessary, repair it on an ongoing basis.

Next year there will be a complete audit of what happened and an assessment of how these changes have affected the financial situation.

Arkadiusz Chęciński pointed out during the conversation that there are still educational needs.

- There is a lack of money in education , because you can't, like, I don't know, wave a magic wand and change everything that is - says the guest of Radio Katowice. He added that when it comes to the missing amount, the situation is comparable.

– There is a comparable situation when it comes to how much local governments have to contribute to education, in relation to what was before this new law – says the president of Sosnowiec.

Arkadiusz Chęciński said that local governments must contribute about 40 percent of funds to education .

– That's more or less how much is missing. In Sosnowiec, about 200 million is missing, because we spend over 500 million zloty on education, so 200 million are the funds of the city of Sosnowiec – enumerates the guest of Radio Katowice.

The President of Sosnowiec believes that changes are needed in the education system due to the ongoing depopulation in Poland.

- Fewer and fewer children mean that the costs of education are getting higher and higher. Today, we need to sit down and think about reforming the education system in general, about changing the concept of how school buildings function, so that they are not just for education, but also for seniors, for nurseries, for kindergartens - lists Arkadiusz Chęciński.