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Sławomir Mentzen criticizes Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus over deposit system comments
Sławomir Mentzen, leader of the Konfederacja party, has criticized Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus regarding her comments on Poland's deposit system. During a broadcast on Polsat News, Scheuring-Wielgus suggested that citizens profit from the system by returning bottles and cans.
Mentzen countered this view on social media, arguing that the deposit is money already taken from consumers by shops and merely returned upon request. He characterized her perspective as a misunderstanding of how the system functions and expressed personal frustration regarding her statements.