The mandate of the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) delegation to the consultations at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace scheduled for Wednesday is a broad and open one, with the discussions set to focus on the economic situation, said the UDMR leader, Kelemen Hunor, who believes that by June 14 there should be a new government.
"We have a broad, open mandate to discuss what needs to be done in the near future and, of course, if necessary, the government formula, the government structure, especially the government program and the coalition agreement, when we get there. But tomorrow the discussion revolves around the economic situation and the budget. So tomorrow is not the time to discuss what's next. Anyway, we're under the 45-day deadline of the interim government. This means that somewhere by June 10, 11, 14 we must have a full-fledged government," Kelemen Hunor said at the Palace of Parliament.
Asked whether he maintains his position that the UDMR does not want to be part of a minority government, Kelemen Hunor pointed out that UDMR's option "and the first option for everyone is a majority government".
"And I am convinced that it will be a majority government," added Kelemen Hunor.
With regard to the Social Democratic Party ( PSD)'s presence in the new government, respectively the possibility that PSD will give the prime minister, the UDMR leader replied: "I don't know, the president has to propose a prime minister, not PSD. So if he [president Nicusor Dan, editor's note] entrusts Mr. Bolojan with the formation of the government, Mr. Bolojan will have the duty, the obligation, the responsibility to create a majority and I am convinced that he will succeed, because PSD, as I believe, will be in the government".
Asked about the proposals with which he will go to the Cotroceni, Kelemen Hunor pointed out that "there are several schools of thought regarding taxes in such a situation".
"I think we need to split in two what we have to do. The first need is to bring almost 30 billion more in revenues, to reach 7%, we are talking about RON, not EUR, to reach the deficit of 7%, if they stay within the deficit of 7%. You can't just bring it in from spending cuts, you have to see how you can increase revenues - by increasing VAT or by collecting better. Raising VAT is the simplest option for any person, for any financier, because on paper, at least immediately, more money is coming in. But increasing VAT by one percentage point means around 7 billion, up to 7 billion, and it might stop consumption and then what is on paper will not be in reality and it will certainly increase inflation. From this point of view, it must be very well thought out. So, I would not venture at this point, as there are several options. We need to see which is the best option, the most appropriate, and we need to leave time for society, for business people, for companies, for each person to know what is coming. It cannot be introduced from one day to the next," explained the UDMR chairman.
He also said that he is not in favor of introducing a progressive tax, at least for now.
"For the time being, I would not go for the progressive tax either, for which Romania is not ready at the moment. You don't know the global income, you can't calculate the global income. Without global income, you can't implement a fair progressive taxation. But, in any case, the most important problem, beyond bringing immediate revenues to the budget, is fairer governance, because on the periphery of society, and we are talking here from a geographical point of view, from a social point of view, there are many people. And every person must feel that this government, this president is able to make a fairer policy for every person," Kelemen Hunor said. AGERPRES
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