2019 budget

Presidential Counselor: 2019 Budget Might Not Ensure the Sums Required to Pay All Pensions

16:51, 08 Mart. 2019
Romanian presidential counselor Cosmin Marinescu said on Friday that the 2019 budget bill passed by the Parliament poses the danger of lacking the necessary budget to pay all expenses generated by the country’s pensions, due the underestimation of total costs.

President Sends 2019 Budget Bill Back to Parliament

17:15, 06 Mart. 2019
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced on Wednesday that he will resend the 2019 state budget to the Parliament, after the Constitutional Court rejected his challenge on the bill earlier in the day.

Constitutional Court To Discuss 2019 Budget Challenge On March 6

15:54, 22 Feb. 2019
Romania’s Constitutional Court announced that it will discuss President Klaus Iohannis’ challenge against 2019 state budget bill in its March 6 meeting.

President Challenges 2019 Budget At Constitutional Court

13:20, 22 Feb. 2019
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis challenged the 2019 budget bill at the Constitutional Court on Friday, calling the bill a "budget of national shame" and criticising the country's Government for ignoring issues in health, education and infrastructure.

Presidency: 2019 Budget Does Not Take Economic Context Into Account

16:03, 20 Feb. 2019
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis criticized yet again the 2019 state budget project adopted by the Parliament last week and said that the current Government is ”one of imposture”, in a message relayed by presidential spokeswoman Madalina Dobrovolschi on Wednesday.

Government Passes Decree To Allow Increase Of State Child Allowances

19:59, 19 Feb. 2019
Romania’s Government passed in its Tuesday meeting an emergency decree which allows for the increase of state child allowances, as was agreed in the 2019 budget, with the measure to apply starting with the month following the budget’s enactment.

President Criticizes 2019 Budget: Ruling Coalition Shows Its Disdain For Romanians’ Expectations

17:55, 15 Feb. 2019
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis vehemently criticized the 2019 budget adopted by the Parliament on Friday, accusing the country’s ruling coalition of showing “total disdain” for the citizens’ expectations by increasing funds for political parties.

Government Could Pass Decree For Child Allowances Increase On Tuesday

15:38, 15 Feb. 2019
Romania’s Government could pass an emergency decree on Tuesday to modify the state child allowances law, in order to allow the increase included by amendment in the 2019 budget bill to be enacted, political sources told MEDIAFAX.

Parliament Plenary Approves 2019 Budget Amendment Increasing Child Allowances

18:51, 14 Feb. 2019
The combined chambers of the Romanian Parliament approved on Thursday a Liberal Party amendment to the 2019 budget bill which raises allowances for children aged 2-18 from RON84 to RON150 per month.

Parliament Adopts Individual Articles Of 2019 Budget

15:44, 14 Feb. 2019
The combined chambers of Romania’s Parliament adopted on Thursday morning the individual articles pertaining to the 2019 state budget, with debates continuing on the bill’s annexes, which include budgets for chief authorizing officers.

Hungarian Minority Leader: We Will Vote 2019 Budget In Form Approved By Committee

15:08, 14 Feb. 2019
The leader of Romania’s main Hungarian minority party UDMR, Kelemen Hunor, announced on Thursday that the party’s MPs and senators will vote the 2019 state budget if it submitted in accordance with the report issued by the Parliament’s budget-finances committee on the project.

President Accuses Ruling Party Of Populism Regarding 2019 Budget

19:50, 12 Feb. 2019
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis accused the country’s ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) resorted to populism after its MPs voted to pass an amendment in parliamentary committees which cuts the Romanian Intelligence Service’s share of the 2019 budget.

Parliament Committees Approve 2019 Education Ministry Budget On A 46.7% Yearly Increase

19:08, 12 Feb. 2019
The Romanian Parliament’s combined budget-finances committees gave a positive review on Tuesday for the Education Ministry’s proposed 2019 budget, worth RON30.6 billion, a 46.7% increase from 2018.

SRI Parliamentary Committee Approves 2019 Budget, No Debate On Dragnea Amendments

19:02, 11 Feb. 2019
Romania's combined parliamentary control committee over the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) decided on Monday to approve the yearly budget proposed by the Government for the institution, without debating cuts proposed by Lower Chamber Chairman Liviu Dragnea.

Finance Minister: No Cuts For Local Administration In 2019 Budget

19:13, 08 Feb. 2019
Romanian Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici said that the 2019 budget, approved by the Government on Friday, does not reduce local administration budgets, but admitted that Government must continue talks with all of its administrative structures on the topic.

Prime Minister: Government To Pass 2019 Budget, 45% More Funds Allotted For Investments

14:04, 08 Feb. 2019
Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila announced at the beginning of Friday’s cabinet meeting that the Government will pass the country’s 2019 budget, which is built on a 2.5% target GDP deficit.

2019 Budget Not Featured On Friday’s Cabinet Meeting Agenda

18:34, 07 Feb. 2019
Romania’s Government published on Thursday afternoon the agenda for Friday’s cabinet meeting, which does not include the 2019 budget project, despite assurances from PM Viorica Dancila on Wednesday that there is “no danger” for the act to be delayed again.

Ruling Party Leader: Government To Pass 2019 Budget On Friday

19:01, 06 Feb. 2019
The leader of Romania’s ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD), Liviu Dragnea, announced on Wednesday, following a meeting with municipality mayors, that the Government is set to pass the 2019 budget on Friday, following several delays.

Bucharest Mayor: The Current Draft Budgets Cuts 25% Of Capital’s Income

19:05, 05 Feb. 2019
Bucharest General Mayor Gabriela Firea stated on Friday that the country’s capital stands to lose about 25% of last years’ income if the 2019 state budget proposal forwarded by the Government is passed, which would hamper the town hall’s ability to keep several of its commitments.

Fitch Ratings: Romania 2019 Budget Fails to Lift Fiscal Uncertainty

15:22, 05 Feb. 2019
Romania's draft 2019 budget targets a reduction in the budget deficit, but is based on optimistic assumptions and fails to clarify uncertainty over the new bank tax, Fitch Ratings said in a report Tuesday.

Ruling Coalition Leaders And Government Officials Meet To Discuss 2019 Budget

14:01, 05 Feb. 2019
The leaders of Romania’s ruling PSD-ALDE coalition, Liviu Dragnea and Calin Popescu Tariceanu, will continue discussions regarding the country’s 2019 budget with PM Viorica Dancila and Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici on Tuesday, political sources told MEDIAFAX.

Hungarian Minority Party Leader: 2019 Budget Share Is Neither Fair Nor Acceptable

18:55, 01 Feb. 2019
The chairman of Romania’s top Hungarian minority party UDMR, Kelemen Hunor, joined in voices criticizing the Government’s proposed budget for 2019 on Friday, stating that county councils will lose between RON17 million and 70 million because of the new spending share.

Opposition Leaders Criticize 2019 State Budget Project, Say Growth Projection Is Unfeasible

14:17, 01 Feb. 2019
Leaders of Romanian opposition parties heavily criticized the Government’s proposed state budget project for 2019 on Friday, with the main point of discontent revolving around the economic predictions on which the budget is based.

Government To Approve 2019 Budget Next Week

18:51, 31 Ian. 2019
The Romanian Government will not pass the state budget proposals for 2019 this week, with the executive to approve to finish and approve the draft in a meeting early next week, government sources told MEDIAFAX.

Ruling Party: 99.9% Of Romanian Mayors Appreciate Their Share Of The 2019 Budget

15:01, 31 Ian. 2019
Romania’s ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) criticized on Thursday municipality mayors who criticized the Government over its plans for the 2019 budget, saying that the large majority of in the country “appreciate” the share local communities will receive.

Prime Minister Holds Talks With Municipality Mayors Regarding State Budget Dispute

16:09, 30 Ian. 2019
A delegation of mayors of Romanian municipalities attended talks with Prime Minister Viorica Dancila at the Government’s headquarters on Wednesday afternoon, amid discontent over the lack of debate regarding the state budget for 2019.

Finance Minister: 2019 Budget To Be Discussed After December 19

17:55, 12 Dec. 2018
Romanian Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici announced that the state budget for 2019 will not be discussed during Thursday’s cabinet meeting, as it has not yet received a Defense Council (CSAT) review, with discussions to resume after the council’s next meeting on December 19.

Finance Minister: 2019 Budget Will Be Forwarded To Parliament Until Mid-December

14:29, 27 Nov. 2018
Romanian Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici announced on Tuesday, in a press statement, that the draft project for the state’s 2019 budget will be sent for approval to the Parliament until the middle of the December and will be “more strictly constructed”.