Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?

Poland plans to raise spending on defence, health, social benefits and public sector pay in 2024, the prime minister said on Thursday, after the government approved the budget for next year with an eye on elections scheduled for Oct. 15. some economists warn that big-spending policies announced ahead of the elections could hamper the county's fight against inflation, which was 10.8% in July, and raise the deficit to dangerous levels. "Under our government, budget revenues have more than doubled," Mateusz Morawiecki told a news conference. "This would not have been possib…  le without programmes to fix the public finances." The government will spend over 4% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence in 2024, Morawiecki said. It will spend 137 billion zlotys ($33.23 billion) on raises for public-sector workers and on social programmes like the 800+ child benefit scheme and additional payments to pesnsioners.