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Prime Minister Florin Citu said on Thursday that there will be no more ad-hoc increases in state pensions, but the objective of increasing small pensions does not equate to a freezing of medium or large ones.
Asked at a news briefing at the Government House whether the average and high pensions would be frozen or cut back based on the reforms provided under Romania's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), the prime minister said no.
"No. There are some principles there and I think the correct wording is 'spending will remain at a similar level for the year.' So it doesn't say they will be frozen. The word is 'similar.' At the same time, we say it's a priority to raise small pensions; it doesn't mean that the others will not increase. And another thing we are saying is that, yes - and I can guarantee you that it will not happen - we will not have ad hoc pension increases. We will no longer allow someone coming up and say, 'This year we are raising pensions by 70%, because that's what I want,' without any analysis, any sustainability study. These are some of the principles we're working on," he said.
