In August 2022, the government of [[Poland]] urged citizens to go into state forests and begin gathering firewood from the forest floor for the winter, but ordered them not cut down any trees.
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Inflation has taken a heavy toll on the economy of [[Poland]] as a result of Russia sanctions, increasing from 15.6 percent in July 2022 to 16.1 percent in August, a new 25-year high. Poland then signed an oil deal with Russia, disregarding EU sanctions, and even imported coal. In August the government urged citizens to go into state forests and begin gathering firewood from the forest floor for the winter, but ordered them not cut down any trees.