The Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) has asked the government to supplement the agency’s budget for this year with more than 191.6 million lei from the budget reserve fund to fully pay staff salaries and military pensions, while the Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE) wants 5 million lei for ” goods and services”. The executive will approve those requests on Thursday.
In connection with the lack of clarification of the budget, the government has on the agenda of the meeting on Thursday new normative acts, which provide for the allocation of funds from the Reserve Fund of the budget to various ministries, authorities, city halls, as well as special services.
SRI needs 191.6 million lei for salaries and pensions
The first draft of the government decision provides for the replenishment of the SRI budget by more than 191.6 million lei.
- SEE HG PROJECT FOR SRI
Romania’s intelligence service (SRI) says the money is needed for this year’s full payment of salaries and job insurance contributions, as well as military pensions.
- “Also, another type of expenditure, which in the current year is in deficit and which has a low degree of predictability, is expenditure on military pensions.
- The necessary funds for the payment of state military pensions to military pensioners are provided from the state budget at the expense of the budget of the Service and are paid through the sectoral Pension House, which operates under the DRI and performs the duties provided for by Law no. No. 223/2015 on state military pensions with subsequent amendments and additions.”, shown in the explanatory note.
SIE demands 5 million lei for “goods and services”
Another draft decision on the government’s agenda on Thursday concerns the allocation of 5 million lei from the Reserve Fund to the Foreign Intelligence Service, but the exact reason is not specified in the document, which is not accompanied by a rationale.
“An addition to the budget of the Foreign Intelligence Service for 2023 in the amount of 5,000 thousand lei, representing commitment credits and budget credits, to section 61.01 “Public order and national security”, section II “Goods and services” was approved. , at the expense of the funds of the Reserve Fund available to the Government, provided for in the state budget for 2023.” this is mentioned without further details in the draft GD.
- SEE HG PROJECT FOR SIE
Source: Hot News
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