On Thursday, Prime Minister Nicolae Chuke blamed large taxpayers for the deficit in the collection in the state budget. “The deficit is mostly with large taxpayers. I publicly call on large taxpayers to pay their debts to the state and at the same time I task the institutions to ensure the collection of these revenues,” Chuke said. at the beginning of the Government meeting.

Nikolay ChukaPhoto: Inquam Photos / Octav Ganea
  • “We made a decision that at the level of the Government, certainly this decision was discussed in the Coalition, to determine those fiscal measures with which we can better take into account the costs to ensure that at the end of the year we will be within the framework of the deficit limit.
  • All these measures started from the moment when we found a shortfall in the collection at the end of the first quarter. The deficit mainly belongs to large taxpayers. I publicly call on large taxpayers to pay their debts to the state and at the same time I task the institutions to ensure the collection of these revenues.(..)
  • This is our problem, the Government’s problem, which we are dealing with, and we wanted, as a safety measure, through these measures, which we will approve next week, after we have a decision in the Coalition, to make sure that we do not go beyond the deficit target.” , said Nicole Chuke.

The measures will not affect wages, investments, we will not introduce new taxes and fees

The Prime Minister noted that it is not about austerity measures, but about austerity measures and more effective management of public funds.

  • “These measures will not affect wages, investments, and new taxes and fees will not be introduced. (..) We are not targeting measures that affect the purchasing power of citizens,” Chuke also said.

Sources: More than 10 billion lei can be saved from cutting costs of goods and services / Wages and employment will be frozen until the end of the year

However, government sources said on Thursday that more than 10 billion lei could be saved from spending cuts on goods and services from spending cut plans submitted by ministries.

Other spending cuts, such as a government salary and hiring freeze through the end of this year, will be governed by an executive order next week.