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Romania ’08 Budget Spending EUR500M Vs. EUR50M In ’07

Romanian public institutions and state-owned companies bought cars, laptops and furniture worth over EUR500 million in 2008, tenfold higher compared with total purchases of EUR50 million in 2007, and most contracts were signed with private suppliers during August-December 2008.
Romania ’08 Budget Spending EUR500M Vs. EUR50M In '07
25 ian. 2009, 15:31, English

Moreover, similar purchases in U.S. dollars exceeded $100,000, according to calculations of MEDIAFAX.

The list of public institutions and state-owned companies that bought vehicles in 2008 includes, among others, the Romanian General Police Department (2,923 police cars worth 426.4 million lei (EUR1-RON4.2910)), the Health Ministry (ambulances worth RON200 million), the national forest authority Romsilva (RON11.6 million), gas pipeline operator Transgaz (RON9 million), hydropower generator Hidroelectrica (RON8.1 million), the National Farming Agency for Payments and Intervention in Agriculture (RON8.1 million), the National Cadastre Agency (RON6.9 million), the operator of Romania’s crude oil and oil product pipelines, Conpet Ploiesti (RON6.7 million), the State Construction Inspectorate (over 45 off-road vehicles worth RON5.9 million), the Education Ministry (4.7 million), the passenger railway company CFR Calatori (RON4.1 million), the Economy and Finance Ministry (EUR3.6 million- it also conducted purchases on behalf of other institutions), the Defense Ministry (RON3.8 million) and the Globus Circus (RON2.6 million).

Public institutions and state-owned companies also bought communications equipment, laptops, television sets, LCD computer monitors, servers, air conditioning devices, furniture, photo and video cameras, laser printers and mobile phones worth a total sum equivalent with over EUR330 million.