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Romania Might Cut Child Allowance Unless Parents Send Kids To School

The Roma minority is a sensitive issue for Romania and authorities may resort to harsh measures like halt state child allowance payments unless parents send their children to school, President Traian Basescu told OSCE’s High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek Tuesday.

Romanian Lower Chamber Adopts Family Allowance Bill

The Romanian Chamber of Deputies on Monday approved with 171 votes in favor, 49 votes against and five abstentions the draft law on family allowance, whose articles were adopted last week.

Romania’s Child-Rearing Benefits Might Return To 85% Of Parent’s Avg Income

Romanian Labor Minister Ioan Botis on Friday said child-rearing benefits might return to 85% of the parent’s average net income for the previous year, the level in June 2010, before the 15% cut imposed by the Government.

Romanians To Receive Child-Rearing Benefits For Less Time – Labor Min

Romania might provide child-rearing benefits for a shorter period of time, though in the same amount, said Labor Minister Ioan Botis on Friday.

Romanian Govt To Reduce No. Of Family Allowance Beneficiaries By About 100,000

About 100,000 Romanian beneficiaries of single-parent family allowances and complementary family allowances will no longer receive these social benefits with the coming into force of a bill lowering the required income cap to 370 lei (EUR1=RON4.2597) per family member from the current RON470.

Romanian Govt Mulls Taxing Child, Disabled Benefits By 15% – Sources

Romania’s Government is considering taxing several social benefits, such as allowances for children or people with disabilities, by 15%, in an attempt to reduce budget spending, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Friday.

Romanian Senate Extends Allowance To Adult High School Students

Romania’s Senate tacitly adopted a draft law whereby people over the age of 18 who attend high school or a form of vocational education and do not earn their own income will receive state child’s allowance until the completion of their studies.

Romanian Child Allowance Cap Considered For „Active Solidarity” – PM

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday regarding the draft law on children’s state allowances that the intention is not to save money “at the expense of children” but to apply active solidarity, adding the right to an allowance is acknowledged, but the state decides the sum.

Romanian Mothers May Receive RON350 Stipend For Childbirth Instead Of Trousseau – Draft Ordinance

Romanian mothers could receive a stipend in the amount of 350 lei (EUR1=RON4.1679) per birth, even if the child was stillborn or died after birth, according to a draft emergency ordinance posted Friday on the Labor Ministry’s site.

Romanian Govt Ups Budget Allowances For Performance, Mandate Contracts

Budget allocations for mandate or performance contracts concluded by companies under the Ministry of Transport were increased by the Government through the budget revision. Some of the largest sums went to the units Romatsa and the Auto Registry.

Romanians Working Abroad Can Request Higher State Allowance For Kids

Children of Romanian citizens working legally in EU states can receive the equivalent of the state allowance granted in the country where their parents are working, but the number of requests is low at the moment, Theodora Bertzi, secretary of state within the Ministry of Labor, told MEDIAFAX Friday.

Romanian State Allowance For Children To Be Paid In Bank Accounts

The sums representing the state allowance for children aged below 18 in Romania will be handed out through postal order, current account or card account, and payment will be suspended if the money transferred by mail is not collected in three consecutive months.