Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. Photo by Grabowski Foto / Shutterstock.com

His government also plans to bring in an additional three-month benefit of PLN 1,300 for people losing their jobs during the virus crisis. local news agencies PAP and IAR reported.

Morawiecki told a news conference on May 15: “These difficult, radical times demand radical, courageous decisions. We have decided to take such decisions.”

The announcement came after Polish President Andrzej Duda outlined a plan at the start of this month for more aid to the unemployed, including a special allowance to workers who lose their jobs due to the coronavirus crisis.

Poland’s parliament on Thursday approved a plan to expand a massive relief and stimulus package of measures aiming to shield the economy from the coronavirus pandemic, PAP and IAR said.