Finance Minister Adrian Cachiu said on Thursday that “there is room and there is also a need” to raise pensions next year, but he did not specify any percentage, adding that the final decision would be made by the Coalition, according to Agerpress.

“I will not comment on the percentage, I can tell you that there is space and there is a need, and the final decision will be made in the Coalition, because it is necessary to compensate for the loss of purchasing power. several categories of citizens are balanced, not just pensioners,” Finance Minister Adrian Cachiu said at the end of the government meeting, when asked if there was a possibility to increase pensions by 10% in 2023.

On the other hand, the head of the Ministry of Finance emphasized that he must also take into account financial opportunities, but also forecasts for the next year, which are also changing.

“We now have the summer forecast, we can see how the autumn forecast will be and, on the other hand, other priorities that the state must maintain. We have the PNRR to implement, we have investments, we have part of the provision of resources for education, health care, defense and other things will be put on the table. So I will not refer to the percentage because the percentage will be decided. In any case, it wouldn’t be what the law tells us to index to the last year’s inflation, because obviously, from my point of view, that would also be unfair to citizens who experience much higher inflation than what was a year ago, i.e. in 2020,” added the Minister of Finance.