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Romanian President Calls On Officials To Tackle Wage Hike Issue Responsibly

Romanian President Traian Basescu called on the government, lawmakers and unions Friday to responsibly tackle the challenged issue of wage hikes that has been on everybody’s lips lately.
Romanian President Calls On Officials To Tackle Wage Hike Issue Responsibly
10 oct. 2008, 12:04, English

Basescu said three factors triggered the decrease of the Romanian leu, adding the competition between the government and lawmakers is one of the main factors.

The head of state stressed this is a matter of who gives more money from public funds, since the state budget is mistaken for the campaign budget.

According to Basescu, the second factor leading to this situation are the contradictory statements made by government members who switched the lofty speeches on the country’s powerful economic growth to the panicky summoning of the supreme defense council.

Last week, the Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved Ordinance 15/2008 amended by the leftist opposition Social Democratic Party stipulating a 50% wage increase for staff in the education system, which sparked clash between politicians and public sector unions.