A supper for four in a modest, self-prepared version costs PLN 145, according to the Christmas Eve basket of "Rzeczpospolita". According to the daily, prices have increased by almost 23 per cent over the year.more

The assessment of the situation in workplaces improved in December, while expectations for the coming year, feelings about job security and the assessment of the possibility of finding a new job near one's place of residence are slightly worse, according to a CBOS survey published on Wednesday.more

A list of professions will be created in which it will not be possible to employ foreigners from outside the EU without checking whether there are any Poles willing to fill the position. The government will introduce such solutions, but only if unemployment increases, "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" reports.more

Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski leads the ranking of trust in politicians (39.8 per cent trust), followed by President Andrzej Duda (37.1 per cent trust) and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (36.1 per cent trust), according to an IBRiS poll for Onet.pl.more

More than 70 per cent of Poles say next year will be worse for household budgets, while less than 18 per cent think it will be the same, with almost 10 per cent of respondents predicting 2023 will be better, according to an IBRiS poll for Radio ZET.more

At the beginning of December, 21 percent. of Poles believed that the situation in the country is going in the right direction, and 66 percent was of the opposite opinion. 13% had no opinion on this subject. – results from a CBOS survey.more

The total value of outstanding consumer debt at the end of October this year. amounted to almost PLN 77.4 billion, according to the data collected in the BIG InfoMonitor Register of Debtors and the BIK credit information database.more

According to conservative estimates, Polish support for Ukrainians and Ukraine may amount to as much as PLN 40 billion. PLN 15.9 billion of which is public aid, reports today's "Rzeczpospolita".more

From January to October, it was found to be 30 percent. more thefts in shops than a year ago, informs Maciej Tygielski, an expert on the retail market, citing police data. He believes that one of the main causes is inflation and the rapid impoverishment of society. Food and fast-moving consumer goods are disappearing in stores.more

Nearly half of Poles plan to spend an average of PLN 50 to PLN 100 per person on a Christmas gift, according to a report by UCE Research and the BLIX Group. This year, as in the previous year, Poles will most often prepare gifts for 4-5 people and give them mainly cosmetic products.more

Due to the increase in inflation, more than half of Poles experience deterioration of mental health. This group has grown by over 7 p.p. in four months. Currently, this problem is mainly faced by young people from small towns. The most common symptom is constant anxiety, which affects as many as 60% of respondents, according to a cyclical public opinion poll.more