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Romania Slightly Revises Up Year-End Budget Revenue

13:34, 18 Nov. 2010
Romania's Government will slightly revise up its year-end estimate for budget revenues by 52.8 million lei (EUR1=RON4.296) to RON165.49 billion, according to the draft of the second budget revision for 2010.

EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Govt Slashes VAT Funds For Local Budgets

12:17, 18 Nov. 2010
Romania's Government will reduce the funds taken from VAT collections and transferred to local budgets to cover personnel expenses and bonuses in public schools, in addition to reducing the social aid budget.

Romanian Govt To OK Second Budget Revision This Year Monday

11:28, 18 Nov. 2010
Romania’s Government will approve this year’s second budget revision in a special Cabinet meeting Monday, when it will also approve the unitary wage bill which it seeks to adopt through a confidence vote, Government spokeswoman Ioana Muntean said late Wednesday.

Romanian Govt Set To Approve Public Sector Wage Bill Monday

11:19, 18 Nov. 2010
Romania’s Government will approve the IMF-required unitary wage law for the public sector in a Cabinet meeting Monday and will then be sent to Parliament before the Government seeks a confidence vote to pass it into legislation, Government spokeswoman Ioana Muntean said late Wednesday.

EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Govt Bans Financial Incentives For Public Sector Next Year

10:41, 18 Nov. 2010
Romanian state workers won’t get incentives, meal, gift or vacation vouchers next year either and overtime will be rewarded with days off instead of extra pay, according to the unitary wage bill obtained by MEDIAFAX.

EXCLUSIVE: Romania Public Sector Wages To Grow Next Year But Stay 13.75% Lower Than Before Pay Cut

10:20, 18 Nov. 2010
Base salaries in the Romanian public sector will increase by 15% in 2011 which means they will still be 13.75% lower than in June this year, when the Government slashed a quarter of state workers’ pay, according to the unitary wage bill obtained by MEDIAFAX.

Romanian President Says Govt Debt Growth Must Be Stopped

16:16, 17 Nov. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Wednesday called on Cabinet members to put a cap on government debt growth, saying Europe is still struggling with the crisis and some states are likely to enter a downward spiral because of state debt.

EXCLUSIVE: Romania Says Tax Cuts Not An Option Unless Economy Recovers

14:51, 17 Nov. 2010
Romania agreed to limit changes to its taxation system over the next period to ensure fiscal stability and said potential tax cuts won’t be considered until the economy grows again, according to the country’s additional letter of intent to a EUR13 billion deal with the International Monetary Fund.

EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Govt Pledges To Reduce In-Hospital Treatment, Drug Markup

14:47, 17 Nov. 2010
Romania's Government plans to limit in-hospital treatment next year to 10% of its 2010 level and reduce the price markup paid for drugs used in treating cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, TBC to 1.5% for retail and 4% for wholesale purchases.

Romanian President To Attend Govt Meeting On Wage Law, IMF Agreement, Schengen Accession

11:13, 17 Nov. 2010
Romania’s President Traian Basescu has been invited to attend the Government meeting on Wednesday which will discuss the public sector wage law, the country’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund and Schengen accession.

Romanian Govt Notifies Constitutional Court About Legal Conflict Btw State Institutions

15:05, 15 Nov. 2010
Romania’s Government asked the Constitutional Court in a letter to take note of a legal conflict between the Executive and the Parliament, as the latter refused to debate the no-confidence motion filed by the opposition after the Executive sought lawmakers’ confidence vote on the education bill.

Romanian Govt To Consult Constitutional Court On Education Bill – Sources

14:11, 15 Nov. 2010
Romania's Government will ask the Constitutional Court for an opinion on the procedure through which it may take a vote of confidence on the education bill, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX on Monday.

EXCLUSIVE: Romania Govt Expects Thousands Of Complaints Over Recalculated Pensions

14:55, 14 Nov. 2010
The Romanian Government has received about 200 complaints over the recalculation of special pensions and expects their number to rise to tens of thousands but will dismiss them all as ungrounded.

Romania PM Says Govt To Make A Top Priority Out Of Infrastructure Next Year

15:48, 13 Nov. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Saturday infrastructure works will be a top priority for the Government in 2011 because it is a major resource for economic growth and job creation.

Romanian Govt Cuts Over 600 Jobs In Public Culture System

20:48, 10 Nov. 2010
Romania's Culture Ministry will cut 600 jobs in public culture institutions, as well as one vacant state secretary position in its central apparatus, as per decisions adopted in the Government's Wednesday meeting, said minister Hunor Kelemen.

Romanian Public Servants To Receive Bonuses For Performance Until End Of Year – Govt

19:22, 10 Nov. 2010
Romanian public servants will receive financial bonuses until the end of the year according to performance, after which the unitary wage law will be applied, Government spokeswoman Ioana Muntean said Wednesday.

Romanian Govt Cuts No Of Jobs In Social Health Insurance System By Over 400

20:04, 09 Nov. 2010
Romania's Government has decided to limit the maximum number of jobs in the social health insurance system to 3,281, over 400 positions less than at the moment, arguing for the need to reduce the risk of a major budgetary imbalance and of being unable to pay salaries.

Romanian Govt, IMF Agree On Minimum Wage Ceiling Of RON670

19:21, 09 Nov. 2010
Romania's Government agreed with the International Monetary Fund and European Commission not to raise the minimum wage by more than the rate of inflation of the last two years, or more than 670 lei (EUR1=RON4.2862), state secretary Gheorghe Gherghina announced Tuesday.

Hungarian Minority Party Urges Ruling Democrat Liberals To Find Ways For Adoption Of Education Bill

15:55, 06 Nov. 2010
Marko Bela, leader of the Hungarian minority party UDMR, part of Romania’s ruling coalition, on Saturday said his party expects democrat liberal ruling partners to find ways for the urgent adoption of the education reform bill, otherwise, his party will leave the coalition.

Romanian Govt To Fight Illicit Employment Via Anonymous Notifications

18:05, 05 Nov. 2010
Romania's Government will begin fighting illicit work by enabling "interested people" to report such instances anonymously through mailboxes specially placed in local labor inspectorates, as well as requiring employers to sign individual labor contracts and running checks on more companies.

Romanian President, PM, Deputy PM Discuss Education Bill Issue

12:04, 04 Nov. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu, Prime Minister Emil Boc and deputy Prime Minister Marko Bela are in talks Thursday following a Constitutional Court ruling acknowledging a legal conflict on constitutional grounds between the Executive and Parliament over the education bill.

Romanian Govt To Consult Parliament On Education Bill Procedure

15:44, 03 Nov. 2010
Romania’s Government will consult with the Parliament about procedures to pass the education law following a Constitutional Court ruling Wednesday acknowledging a legal conflict on constitutional grounds between the two state powers, said government spokeswoman Ioana Muntean.

Romanian Constitutional Court Notes Legal Conflict Between Parliament, Government

14:04, 03 Nov. 2010
Romania's Constitutional Court said Wednesday that it has taken notice of a legal conflict on constitutional grounds between the Parliament and Government, following the Executive's decision to pull the education bill from the Senate.

Romanian Govt To Allot Funds For Investments In 1H 2011

20:28, 02 Nov. 2010
Romania's Government agreed with its foreign lenders to allot funds for investments in the first half of next year, in order for them to be used more efficiently, Prime Minister Emil Boc told the ministers managing European money, in a meeting of the committee on community funds on Tuesday.

Romanian Govt Might Seek Conf Vote To Pass Public Sector Wage Law

14:53, 02 Nov. 2010
Romania’s Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday the Government might seek a confidence vote in parliament to pass the IMF-required public sector wage law, but a final decision would be made within the ruling coalition.

Romanian PM Pledges To Sell Or Reorganize State-Owned Cos

14:53, 01 Nov. 2010
The Romanian Government will continue the privatization or restructuring of state-owned companies, but will keep majority stakes in strong firms such as gas transporter Transgaz (TGN.RO), Prime Minister Emil Boc said Monday after negotiations with the International Monetary Fund.

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.