Historical calendar: the anniversary of the beginning of Plenum KC PPR during which Jewish-minister Hilary Minc declared a programme to liquidate private trade in Poland.
Today in our calendar we will look at the circumstances of this move.
The country's dominant Marxist ideology required constant class struggle, especially in the economy. This meant combating private property and free marketplace solutions. In addition, the aggressive intentions of the russian Union to spread the communist revolution required the expansion of dense industry, especially armaments. Hilary Minc, a de facto economical dictator, was liable for the politics of the People's Poland in these cases.
He was behind the introduction of a strategy centrally planned in the country, with strict adherence to the command and resolution procedure. At the turn of the 1940s and 1950s, a number of investments in dense manufacture were undertaken, within the so-called. 6-year plan (1950 – 1955). Considerable budget expenditure for this intent has led to besides slow growth in another sectors which have been treated after the step-up. The focus of the strategy on armed production, caused chronic economical failure and deficiencies in the supply of basic products.
In subsequent years, the authorities were forced to rise prices and even periodically introduce a card system, which became the origin of further social unrest. The inefficient economy centrally planned required immense financial outlays. The deficit was initially flooded with demolition of class enemies and nationalization of their assets. By the end of the 1940s, pre-war intelligence and landownery and mostly individual agriculture were effectively plundered. But that is not the end.
During the Plenum of the Central Committee of the Polish Workers' organization of 13-14 April 1947, Hilary Minc announced a alleged "trade battle". The password meant an increased fight against a private merchant initiative. To this end, pre-war methods have been developed for the fight against "passengers" who under changed conditions have been called "speculators".
In practice, any ‘speculant’ became an independent seller. The demolition of the private sector by the judaic community was done, among others, by means of chambers of commerce, taxation increases and advanced administrative penalties for even insignificant offences.
Previous entry from our calendar is available Here..
