The chairman of the UDMR, Kelemen Hunor, confirmed on Tuesday in Parliament that there will be a 10% reduction in personnel expenses, with each credit authorizing officer in the central administration coming up with a government decision.
"There was never any question of there being exceptions outside of Education, because in Education in the July package there were cuts. The norm was increased from 18 to 20, after that the paid hours and scholarships were reduced. And the same goes for higher education. (...) The law says - at least that's what it said last night - with the exception of Education and Health. (...) After that, everyone has to decide in their institution - the salary envelope is 10 RON, after which you cut 10%. Each ordinator has to come up with a government decision. In some cases, you have to issue both a law and a government decision - I'm talking about the central administration. With local administration, it's a different matter. In the central administration, you cannot pass a single law. We will have a salary envelope that is 10% lower. It will not be the same everywhere in the central administration, because there are some areas where you can reduce up to 10%, in other areas you can reduce even 20%. When the salary envelope is decided in the budget draft and voted in Parliament, we will see what the situation is. (...) The important thing is to reduce expenses by 10% and in the salary envelope, if we do not reduce, we have no way of reducing the budget deficit. So it is simply not possible, everyone must understand this," Kelemen Hunor stated.
Regarding the budget deficit, he stated that "the Commission requested 6", but "with these measures it is not possible to reach 6, it is possible to reach 6 and a half".
Referring to the magistrates' pensions, the UDMR leader mentioned that the discussion was that the project should be sent to the SCM this week. "So we cannot end the week without sending the project - that is, the Government - and the other measures must be sent for approval. That means about 10 days, it depends on each minister how they move, but we did not discuss that package. (...) The vast majority agrees that we must go along with the magistrates and the reform in the central administration, but certain elements - we are talking about the fiscal measures and incentives for the economy - will not enter into force in 2026," he added.
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