Romanian Government Might Take Responsibility For Unitary Wage Law – PM

He said this procedure will reduce the time needed to apply the law, but that the decision to do so must be taken by the government coalition.

The executive approved Wednesday the general principles of the unitary wage law in the public sector. The draft law is expected to be completed by the end of June and will be applied within three years.

High salaries will be frozen for a certain number of years, or will grow very little, while low salaries will rise at a faster pace, to reach a ratio of up to 15% between minimum and maximum salaries, Boc stated.

The weight of bonuses in the salary will be of maximum 30%, according to the general principles of the unitary wage law.

During the negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, the Romanian Government committed to complete the unitary wage law by October 1, and the law on the public pension system by the end of the year, Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea said recently.