Romanian Govt To Cut Heating Aid For Owners Of Pigs, Sheep, Goats, Chainsaws, Orchards

People who own more than one home, cars with an engine capacity exceeding 1,600 cubic meters, or have bank deposits of more than 3,000 lei (EUR1=RON4.2465) will also be denied heating subsidies.

According to the Government act, subsidies will also be cut in the case of families or individuals who own at least one of the following: woodworking devices (reciprocating saws, chainsaws), agricultural processing equipment, farming machinery, yachts, water scooters, motor boats, trucks, buses, minivans, property larger than 1,000 square meters in cities or 2,000 square meters in rural areas (except their own home), arable land, pastures, forests, gardens, orchards (depending on the plot size and number of family members).

Taxpayers will be required to fill in statements on the size of their family and its income, which local mayors will check through „social investigations,” which, according to the Government act, can be performed upon being notified by third parties.