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Romanian Govt Coalition Maintains Salaries In Education – Sources

The Romanian government coalition decided Thursday that salaries in education will not drop, the minimum pension will be maintained and the pension point will grow to 43.3%, investments will be maintained and leasing companies will be exempt from the lump sum tax, social democrat sources told MEDIAFAX.
Romanian Govt Coalition Maintains Salaries In Education – Sources
09 apr. 2009, 17:57, English

Thus, social democrat sources told MEDIAFAX that during the meeting held Thursday by the government coalition, the social democrats managed to keep the salaries in education to the same level. At the same time, the social democrats managed to impose the maintaining of the minimum guaranteed pension and the increase the pension point to 43.3 % of the gross average wage on economy.

The quoted sources added that following the decisions reached in the Thursday meeting, investments will be maintained at the same level, and the EUR10 billion sum was maintained within the same parameters.

Another decision reached in the meeting was that leasing companies will be exempt from the lump sum tax, and VAT will not be collected from leasing operations.

Bonuses will be reduced, or even removed, while the salary fund will withstand a 20% decrease.

The sources mentioned a Government meeting will be called Saturday for the enactment of two ordinances – namely the one on the budget correction and a special ordinance allotting more funds to the Ministry of Labor.