Analysis-New Polish government inherits troubled budget legacy

Newly appointed Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk presents his government's programme and asks for a vote of confidence in Parliament in Warsaw, Poland December 12, 2023. Dawid Zuchowicz/Agencja Wyborcza.pl via REUTERS

WARSAW (Reuters) - Last-minute spending by Poland's outgoing nationalists since their mid-October election defeat has added to strains on the budget, complicating new Prime Minister Donald Tusk's efforts to deliver on campaign pledges.

A Reuters tally of new spending commitments since Poland's Law and Justice (PiS) party lost its parliamentary majority on Oct. 15 showed outlays ranging from subsidies for coal mines to bonuses for company managers and other items adding up to around one full percentage point of gross domestic product.