Adrian Cachiu, the finance minister, was nervous about the statements of the non-partisan MP Antonel Tenase, who criticized him and the 2023 budget.

Adrian CachiuPhoto: Hotnews / Florin Barbuta

“Has Antonel Tenase finished his conversation with the undersigned regarding what the Audit Chamber found about the Orbán government? I wish you luck and hope you are innocent. Doesn’t anyone remember that 100 billion lei of citizens’ money was thrown into the water on Saturday, and Romanians were buried in plastic bags?”, said Caciu.

  • “He is not ashamed, at least have morals, when our Romanians were buried without their relatives in plastic bags, and you threw this country into chaos, put it in an extreme deficit. You created a deficit of 100 billion lei.”

“I’ve cut the deficit, every time I’ve cut it. I am not cutting, the Government is cutting this Coalition. The UDR was in the Government for 8 months, he didn’t even have time to open the cabinet doors, and you… I would be ashamed,” said the Minister of Finance.

What Antonel Tenase said: Do you remember how Vangeli drew up the budget?

“We see that the rotation happened earlier. We see that the minister, Mr. Cachiu, is leaving behind a budget apocalypse. After last year he was surprised to collect 80 billion lei in addition to the budget, because he took advantage of a situation where excise duties and all kinds of taxes included in the price of fuel went to the state budget without any action, now he finds a deficit “, non-factional MP Antonel Tenase said.

  • “The budget for 2023 was drawn up by you, Mr. Kachiu.”

“Do you remember how Mayor Vangeli drew up the budget? He exaggerated his income to cover his expenses. This is what you did: the Romanian budget, in which you ridiculed all social categories. What are your priorities, Mr. Minister?” said the deputy.

  • “If we look at the budget analysis and see that 110 billion, more than 37% of the budget was directed to the salaries of public servants, the administrative apparatus, and you allowed to engage in carousels and throw money left and right, where was the efficiency of financier Cachiu during this period? How did he balance the budget?”