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IMF: Romanian Minimum Wage Will Be Set Following Talks Btw Govt, Social Partners

14:44, 01 Nov. 2010
A final decision on the level of the minimum wage will be made after the Romanian Government holds talks on the matter with social partners, employers’ associations and unionists, IMF mission head Jeffrey Franks told a news conference Monday.

Romanian President Says Govt Found New Ways To Reduce Budget Deficit

19:10, 31 Oct. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Sunday evening at the beginning of talks with International Monetary Fund, European Commission and World Bank representatives that the Government found new means to reduce the country’s budget deficit.

Romanian Govt To Compel Local Authorities To Take Over Arrear Payments – Sources

20:58, 29 Oct. 2010
The Romanian Government will compel local authorities starting next year to include arrear payments in their budgets and halt spending until they pay off overdue debts, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Friday evening.

Romanian Govt Approves Legal Frame To Set Up National Visa Information System

21:02, 28 Oct. 2010
The Romanian Government Thursday approved the legal frame to set up a national visa information system which will enable the country to connect to the European Union Visa Information System, said Government spokeswoman Ioana Muntean.

Romanian Govt Seeks Confidence Vote To Pass Education Reform

10:44, 28 Oct. 2010
Romania’s Prime Minister Emil Boc, whose Government survived a no-confidence vote Wednesday, arrived in Parliament Thursday to seek a new confidence vote to pass the education bill.

IMF Rejects Romanian Minimum Wage Raise To Over RON650

16:48, 27 Oct. 2010
The International Monetary Fund told the Romanian Government it disagrees with increasing the minimum wage in 2011 to over 650 lei (EUR1=RON4.2819), people with direct knowledge of talks told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

Thousands Gather To Protest In Romanian Capital As Govt Faces Confidence Vote

10:34, 27 Oct. 2010
Over 10,000 people have gathered in Victoriei square outside the government building in central Bucharest Wednesday morning to demonstrate against the administration’s austerity measures, as the Cabinet faces a confidence vote in Parliament.

Romanian Opp Party Won’t File No-Conf Motion When Govt Pushes Educ Bill Through Parl

20:35, 25 Oct. 2010
Romania’s opposition Social Democratic Party won’t file a no-confidence motion against the Government, when it seeks the lawmakers’ confidence vote to pass the education bill, if the Government survives the opposition’s no-confidence motion on Wednesday, people close to the matter said Monday.

Romanian Thermal Pwr Plants May Borrow State Reserve Coal For 2010 Winter

19:14, 25 Oct. 2010
Romanian thermal power plants and energy producers obtained the government’s approval to borrow 1.6 millions tons of coal and over 178,000 tons of fuel oil from the state reserve, due to their insufficient stocks for this winter.

EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Govt Starts Procedures To Introduce Highway Toll System

13:57, 24 Oct. 2010
The Romanian Government approved a draft act which introduces a highway toll system alongside the existing road toll system.

Romanian PM Summons Ministers For Talks On Upcoming Confidence Vote On Education Bill

12:46, 22 Oct. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc summoned the members of his Cabinet and their advisers for talks on Friday on the confidence vote the Government will seek in Parliament to pass the education bill, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Public Cos’ Mandatory Donations Required At Least Until 2014 – Draft Budget

13:19, 17 Oct. 2010
The system of donations aimed at reducing the effects of the crisis, imposed by the Romanian Government on public bodies and state-owned companies, will carry on at least until 2014, earning the state up to an estimated 1.6 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.2779) per year.

Romania Eyes 16.6% Higher Revenue From VAT In 2011 – Draft Budget

12:41, 17 Oct. 2010
The Romanian government targets higher revenues from taxes and duties in 2011 following the introduction in July of a 5 percentage-point increase in the sales tax to 24%, according to next year’s draft budget.

Romanian Govt Eyes New Social Spending Cut Measures – Working Draft

11:57, 13 Oct. 2010
The Romanian Government plans to eliminate exemptions from the payment of phone and radio-TV subscriptions for war veterans and also to cut allowances for people with disabilities and replace them with fixed sums, according to a Government working draft aimed at cutting social spending.

Romanian Govt To Seek Confidence Vote Over Education Bill – Sources

18:54, 12 Oct. 2010
Romania's Government decided in its Tuesday meeting to seek a confidence vote in Parliament to pass the education bill, starting procedures to this end on Wednesday, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s Ruling Coalition Wants Govt To Seek Confidence Vote To Pass Education, Wage Bills

09:26, 12 Oct. 2010
Romania’s ruling coalition decided Monday evening that the Government will seek a confidence vote in Parliament to pass the country’s education bill and unitary wage bill, people with direct knowledge of talks told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Coalition Govt Meets Monday Evening To Discuss Pension, Education Laws

15:26, 11 Oct. 2010
Romania’s governing coalition will meet Monday evening to decide on ways to pass priority laws such as the pension reform and the education bill, Prime Minister Emil Boc said after talks with the head of state.

Romanian Govt Proposes Raising Low Public Salaries To RON850 – Unions

18:33, 08 Oct. 2010
Romanian Government officials propose increasing small public sector salaries up to 850 lei (EUR1=RON4.2682), but make the 25% slash introduced in June permanent through a new public wage law, "Sanitas" union federation vice-president Adrian Barea said Friday, after talks at the Ministry of Labor.

Romanian Govt Decree Helping Young Entrepreneurs To Be Adopted After Public Debate

09:32, 07 Oct. 2010
The Romanian Government’s draft emergency decree granting state aid to people aged 18 to 35 who want to start businesses will be put up for public debate and will be adopted afterwards together with its application norms, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday evening.

Romanian Govt To Eliminate Minimum Tax As Of Oct 1

18:51, 29 Sept. 2010
Romania’s Government decided to eliminate the minimum tax starting October 1, Prime Minister Emil Boc announced Wednesday.

Romanian Govt Representatives To Continue Talks With Unionists In October

00:30, 29 Sept. 2010
Romanian Government representatives will meet with unionists in energy and agriculture sectors at the beginning of October, the Government said in a press release Tuesday, after talks with National Union Bloc leaders.

Romanian Govt To Cut Heating Aid For Owners Of Pigs, Sheep, Goats, Chainsaws, Orchards

12:42, 28 Sept. 2010
Romanians who own more than three cattle, five pigs, 20 sheep or goats, or more than 15 bee families will no longer receive heating subsidies, according to a Government act cutting the number of beneficiaries of such aid.

About 1,000 Romanians Rallied Outside Govt HQ Over Austere Measures

13:52, 23 Sept. 2010
About 1,000 Romanian public sector workers affiliated with the Cartel Alfa union federation protested Thursday for two hours outside the Government’s headquarters in Bucharest and a delegation of there is to meet for talks with the labor minister.

No Of Protesters To Grow Until Romanian Govt Stops Austerity Measures – Union Leader

16:26, 22 Sept. 2010
Romanian union leader Marius Petcu said, speaking at Wednesday’s union rally in Bucharest’s Victoriei Square, that the number of protesters will be even higher Thursday, to make the Government understand it must put an end to the austerity measures.

Romanian Govt Might Cut Heating Subsidy For People With RON3,000 In Bank

18:17, 21 Sept. 2010
Romanians with bank deposits of more than 3,000 lei (EUR1=RON4.2670) might no longer receive heating subsidies starting with the winter of 2010-2011, according to an option discussed by the government in its meeting on Monday.

Romanian Owners Of Multiple Homes, High Engine Capacity Cars Not To Receive Heating Subsidies

15:25, 20 Sept. 2010
Romanians who own more than one home or cars with an engine capacity exceeding 1,600 cubic meters will not receive heating subsidies, the Government decided in a meeting Monday.

Romanian Govt Remains Open For Dialogue With Unions; Budget Constraints To Be Further Considered

14:02, 19 Sept. 2010
The Romanian Government remains open for dialogue with unions in order to find the best solutions for their problems, but, at the same time, it will also consider the current budget constraints, the Government said in a press release issued at the end of talks with unionists on Saturday.

Romanian Real Wages Estimated To Drop 3.3% In 2010, To Increase Again No Sooner Than 2013

09:27, 16 Sept. 2010
Romanian real wages are estimated to drop by 3.3% this year, after a 1.5% decrease in 2009, and they will increase again no sooner than 2013, according to the country’s three-year fiscal strategy approved by the Government Wednesday.

Romania To Leave Flat Tax Rate Unchanged At 16% Until 2013

21:28, 15 Sept. 2010
Romanian government plans to keep the flat tax rate unchanged at 16% at least until 2013, according to the country’s three-year fiscal strategy approved Wednesday.

Romania GDP Seen Growing 1.5% In 2011

21:25, 15 Sept. 2010
Romanian government estimates the economy will grow a modest 1.5% in 2011, following two years of recession, according to the country’s three-year fiscal strategy approved Wednesday.

EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Govt Strategy For 2011-2013: Wage Raises Tied To Layoffs

18:46, 15 Sept. 2010
Pay raises in the Romanian public sector will be conditioned on staff cuts and social-economic indicators, while ministers and other officials will be forbidden from granting deductions or new bonuses without special exemption provided by law.

Romanian Govt Pledges To Eliminate Income Tax Exemptions For Computer Programmers

00:02, 11 Sept. 2010
Romania’s Government pledged in its additional Memorandum of Understanding agreed with the European Union to extend the income taxation pool by taxing food vouchers and bank deposit interest, as well as by gradually eliminating income tax exemptions for computer programmers.

Romania Readies Measures For Roma Social Inclusion; Pushes For Free Movement In EU

21:10, 09 Sept. 2010
The Romanian Government plans to take measures for the social inclusion of Roma, which will rely on available European Union funds, and considers that the principle of free movement of European citizens in the EU must be observed, the Executive said in a press release Thursday.

EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Govt Pledges To Keep Pensions Frozen, Sack 90,000 More Public Employees

17:59, 09 Sept. 2010
The Romanian Government stands by its commitment to sack 74,000 public sector employees by the end of 2010, at least 15,000 more in 2011, keep pensions frozen next year and scrap the 13th monthly salary, vacation bonuses and heat subsidies.

EXCLUSIVE: Romania Ups ‘10 Primary Spending Fcast, Cuts Revenue Estimate

15:40, 09 Sept. 2010
Romania's Government revised upward its estimate on primary spending to 131.5 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.2821) this year, from RON130.9 billion previously, according to the additional letter of intent to its International Monetary Fund deal.

EXCLUSIVE: Romania To Cap Monitored Companies’ Losses At RON4B In 2010

15:05, 09 Sept. 2010
Romania's Government has committed in an additional letter of intent to its International Monetary Fund deal to limit to 4 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.2821) the losses of ten of the biggest money-bleeding companies in 2010.

Romanian Govt Pledges To Peg Public Salaries To Private Sector, Cut Bonuses

14:50, 09 Sept. 2010
Romania’s Government pledged, in the new letter of intent to the IMF, to provide fewer bonuses in the unitary wage law, as well as implement a system to correlate the salaries in the public sector with those in the private sector and set them according to each employee’s duties and skills.

Romania Calls On EU To Strengthen Efforts In Tackling Roma Expulsion Issue

14:30, 09 Sept. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Romania must call on the European Union to strengthen its efforts in solving the issue of recent expulsions from France of Romanian citizens of Roma ethnicity.

Romanian Healthcare Service Co-Payment System To Be Introduced In Jan 2011

15:34, 08 Sept. 2010
Romanian will introduce the co-payment system for healthcare services in January 2011, Health Minister Attila Cseke said Wednesday.

Romanian Govt: Employers To Withhold, Pay Social Contributions For Copyright Income

15:15, 08 Sept. 2010
The Romanian Government decided in its meeting Wednesday that employers shall withhold, declare and calculate the pension insurance contribution and the contribution to the unemployment fund for their employees’ income from copyright, Labor Minister Ioan Botis said Wednesday.