Special legislation to facilitate the construction of an LNG terminal in Swinoujscie harbour on the Baltic will be adopted by the cabinet by the end of next month, according to the treasury minister Aleksander Grad.

"We want the legislation to take effect in early May 2009. This will make it possible to finish the construction of the terminal by 2013 at the latest," Grad added.

Last August, the government labelled the project "strategic" and later a special company to build the terminal was set up, wholly owned by Gaz-System, a state-owned company.

The terminal will receive 2.5bn cu.m. of natural gas in the early stage and help increase Poland's energy security.

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