WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland will extend measures introduced to soften the impact of soaring inflation on consumers, a government spokesman said on Tuesday. Poland has slashed the value added tax on basic food products to zero as part of two sets of mesures dubbed the “Anti-inflation shield”, which also included cash handouts to struggling households and cuts in taxes on petrol, gas and electricity. But the impact of the war in Ukraine on global supply chains and commodity prices combined with strong wage growth and a robust recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic have kept prices rising. Polish annu…