FILE PHOTO: The first pages of Poland's main private newspapers had black front pages with the slogan 'Media without choice' written on them in a protest on Wednesday against a proposed media advertising tax . REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo
WARSAW (Reuters) - A proposed tax on media advertising in Poland is unacceptable in its current form, a spokeswoman for a junior partner in the government said on Friday, raising doubt over whether parliament could pass a bill critics say threatens media independence.
The objections of Accord, a centrist partner in the conservative United Right coalition, is the latest sign of tension in a government that has become increasingly fractious in recent months, with conflicts breaking out over issues ranging from animal rights to the European Union budget.
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