The government adopted the budget for 2023 at a meeting on Thursday. It should be sent to the parliament, and it will most likely be adopted next week.

It was based on the budget’s target cash deficit, which was estimated at 4.4% of GDP, and the EUS deficit, which was estimated at 4.4% of GDP.

Budget 2023: How much money the Church receives through three prominent programs

*Below refers to allocations from the state budget, not own revenues.

Institutions that will receive more money from the budget

The presidential administration will have a budget of 120 million lei, which is about 35% more than this year’s budget.

The Chamber of Deputies was allocated 589.5 million lei, which is 7.33% more.

Ministry of Internal Affairs: 25.5 billion lei (+12.17%)

Ministry of Agriculture: 25.2 billion lei (+7%)

Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Tourism: 4 billion lei (+3%)

Ministry of Defense: 35.2 billion lei (+52%)

Ministry of Research: 3.189 billion lei (+69.7%)

Ministry of Culture: 1.24 billion lei (+20.6%)

Ministry of Development: 12.6 billion lei (+31.3%)

Ministry of Economy: 702 million lei (+0.08%)

Ministry of Education: 32.5 billion lei (+7%)

According to Adrian Cachiu, the total budget of the Ministry of Education is 37 billion lei. He specified that education receives 3.2% of GDP, because it is included in several budgets, accordingly also in local ones, because it is a process of decentralization since 2010. These are costs borne by local authorities.

Ministry of the Family: 620.7 million lei (+619%) – no error

Ministry of Finance: 6.4 billion lei (+5%)

Ministry of European Investments and Projects: 11.7 billion lei (+29.7%)

Ministry of Environment: 3.76 billion lei (+76.6%)

Ministry of Transport: 23.3 billion lei (+16.6%)

Senate: 324.9 million lei (+47%)

General Secretariat of the Government: 3.29 billion lei (+20%)

Foreign intelligence service: 715.2 million lei (+18%)

Protection and security service: 442.5 million lei (+12%)

Special telecommunication services: 1.15 billion lei (+62%)

SRI: 3.92 billion lei (+21.7%)

TVR: 415 million lei (+1.8%)

Romanian Language Society: 415 million lei (+8.6%)

Agerpres: 27.1 million lei (+9%)

Permanent electoral body: 361.9 million lei (+14%)

ANSVSA: 1.54 billion lei (9.8%)

People’s Advocate: 26.9 million lei (+18.5%)

Competition Council: 73.9 million lei (+9.4%)

Accounting Chamber: 432.3 million lei (+18%)

Higher Council of Masters: 245.5 million lei (+18%)

The Supreme Court of Cassation is 15 times more, i.e. 2.67 billion lei.

Institutions with reduced budgets in 2023

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs – 1.286 billion lei, which is 2.88% lower than this year’s budget.

Ministry of Energy: 2.96 billion lei (-64%)

Ministry of Justice: 2.9 billion lei (-51.7%)

*According to Adrian Cachiu, Minister of Finance, the law on the salaries of magistrates came into force, so we see an increase of 15 times more in the Supreme Court of Cassation, i.e. 2.67 billion lei. That is, the specified amount was transferred from the Ministry of Justice to the ICCJ.

Ministry of Labor: 60.9 billion lei (-4%)

State Ministry: 1.67 billion lei (-5.7%)

Ministry of Health: 23.3 billion lei (-6.3%)

Ministry of Sports: 580.9 million lei (-3.5%)

Ministry of Finance – General actions: 56 billion lei (-3.18%)

In 2023, investment spending is approximately 112.1 billion lei, which is approximately 7.22% of GDP.