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Romanian Govt Halts Program Helping Students Buy Computers

The Romanian government decided to suspend this year a program that granted EUR200 aid to help students in low income families buy computers, citing the need to revise selection criteria for beneficiaries and run detailed check-ups on applicants.
Romanian Govt Halts Program Helping Students Buy Computers
25 iun. 2009, 14:23, English

The decision to halt the program was made in the government’s meeting on Wednesday, education minister Ecaterina Andronescu told MEDIAFAX Thursday.

She said half of the 44,000 applications received in the program have been submitted by students who reported their income per family member was zero.

"That indicates a problem, because even the poorest families have at least welfare, so it’s impossible to report zero income. Under these circumstances, we have decided to suspend [the program] to revise eligibility criteria and check the situation thoroughly,” Andronescu said.

The government program helping low-income students buy computers started five years ago.