Prime minister Marcel Ciolacu, who was in Varna, Bulgaria on Monday, said that the Government could propose new fiscal-budgetary instruments regarding expenses, but emphasized that it is not about new taxes.
He mentioned that, although in this period many people "rushed" at the Minister of Finance, he is a "very responsible" man, agerpres reports.
The prime minister clarified after being asked what the Government will do in case the Constitutional Court of Romania postpones its ruling on the package of fiscal-budgetary measures or if it will accept the notification of unconstitutionality.
"CCR decisions are not discussed, they are implemented. If there will be such a decision, we will come up with changes very quickly. (...) We made a mechanism and stopped a lot of spending in the budget system and we still have it under control. I know that a lot of people, during this period, rushed at the minister of Finance, but you must know that he is a very responsible man and had a totally professional approach and we have the necessary tools at this moment. It is possible that we will come, not with new taxes, but with other fiscal-budgetary instruments, especially regarding expenses, so that we maintain this balance," the PM added.