Prime Minister Nicolae Chuke once again assured that the current PSD-PNL coalition has the money to raise salaries and pensions, not leaving aside investments. The Prime Minister also assured the mayors that they will receive money for development from the PNRR.

The Prime Minister announced this on the eve of the government meeting on the adoption of the budget for 2024, which will start with a great delay.

Where will all this money come from? Çolaku repeated earlier statements that Romania’s economic growth would exceed expectations, that taxes would be collected better, and asked customs to be more functional.

He also assured again that no fees and taxes will be increased in 2024. In addition, the minimum wage will increase to 3,700 lei, although the business doctor decreed 3,500 lei.

The government meeting to approve the 2024 budget, which was originally scheduled for 12:00, has been postponed by at least an hour as the conclusions of the Economic and Social Council (CES) are awaited, which will also start at 12:00, government sources said in Thursday. The Concordia Confederation has already announced that it will negatively approve the 2024 budget and fiscal measures at CES.

The CEC issued a negative opinion on the 2024 budget law. In addition to excessive and unwarranted optimism about revenues, the CEC shows that the draft budget for 2024 does not include salary increases for any category of health workers and warns of budget cuts for the services subprogram for people with autism who will thus be seriously affected.