Protests by financiers, initiated a day ago by employees of the Ministry of Finance, dissatisfied with the expected tax changes, continue on Friday and have spread to several counties, where the treasuries are closed. Minister Marcel Bolosh believes that the protest is justified from the point of view of wages, because they are with “left” nets, but he says that the draft resolution on fiscal and budgetary measures does not affect those with low incomes.

According to trade union officials, on Friday protests are taking place in Ploiesti, Piatra Neamts, Satu Mare, Botosani, Timisoara, Vranca, Bacau, Craiova, Buzau, Iasi, Konstanz, Galati, Teleormans and Botosani.

Bolosh: The protest is justified from the point of view of salary

When asked on Friday whether all owners of budget funds will receive their money today, given that some treasuries are closed, Minister Marcel Bolosh replied: “16,300 payments will be made today. Over five billion lei will be paid out during the day.

Marcel Bolosh believes that the protest of the “Finance” employees is justified from the point of view of salary, since they are behind the salary scale, but says that the draft resolution on fiscal and budgetary measures does not concern the poor, writes news.US

When asked where the money would come from for the wage increase promised to financiers, Bolos said that “the impact is not so great as to put the state budget in difficulty: “On the other hand, all you have now is justified as forms of wage claims , because they are behind the salary scale and are the most important institution in Romania.”

“I can’t fix this overnight. We call for calm”

Asked what he would do if protests spread across the country, the finance minister said he had “made some commitments” a day ago and “the world has to be patient”. “I arrived a month and a half ago and headed this ministry. I can’t solve them overnight, and I don’t think such claims can be solved overnight. I ask you to keep calm and be a little patient until I find a solution to your problems and complaints.”

When asked if he has information that the customs office may be closed, as trade union activists have threatened, Marcel Bolosh replied: “I do not have such information. I don’t think it’s going to be good for the country and I don’t think we need to get to those situations, given the agreement we reached yesterday and we promised that in a month we will meet again to evaluate these claims.”

What will happen to the heads of departments that are being cut?

Marcel Bolosh explained that the draft resolution on fiscal and budgetary measures “in no way” affects people with low incomes.

“Executive functions, it wasn’t about someone needing to be fired for someone to compete for a leadership position. The heads of the offices that will be dissolved will receive an offer for leading government positions, after which the vacancies will be reduced. It is now, but the decision is at the level of the ruling coalition. We are the integrators of these measures, and everything can change before the decree is passed and, of course, the preliminary discussion with the European Commission. (…) This limit or limitation that you saw in the draft resolution does not apply to those with low incomes. That would be crazy. This is for those who have a salary of 20,000 lei, and we give them food or vacation tickets. It is at least immoral, and I don’t think anyone supports such deviations that have occurred in the system,” Marcel Bolosh also conveyed.

What will happen to the heads of departments that are being cut?

“For the first time, the chief of staff, if he finds himself in a situation of elimination of his position, will have a public function of executor, because vacant positions are canceled only after solving the problem of those who are heads of offices. has been decided and by virtue of the order they will not be more or other changes that arise as a result of personnel regulations. This is how this thing is thought. The Ministry of Finance is very transparent, and some colleagues believe that we should learn about it from the press. This is not civilized and natural, but I assure everyone once again that they are offered vacant positions that are in the organizational structure, and only after that the vacant positions are reduced,” Bolosh explained.

Two people resigned after Thursday’s protest. “They want the Ministry of Finance, the salary is more attractive”

According to the Minister of Finance, two people resigned yesterday.

“There were two people who want to go to the Ministry of Finance. It is more attractive in terms of salary, but it is not my fault for these low salaries. I will strive for people to have decent salaries, because this is the most important institution of the Romanian state that deals with taxpayers, and we must take care of it and the working officials. (…) I don’t think it’s about resignations in a chain, issues in these unpleasant situations that arose as a result of the fact that I did not agree with the transition to the Ministry of Finance. I assure everyone in the Ministry of Finance that I will take the necessary steps to ensure that the pay system is at least the same as in the Ministry of Finance, because they deserve it and they are public institutions that I fully respect,” Marcel added. Bolos.