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“We are preparing the budget rectification, we are also preparing the draft budget for next year. Our goal is to approve the draft budget before December 31, most likely after the government takes office, between Christmas and New Year” Orban said at a press conference held after the mayor of Slobozia (Ialomiţa county), Dragoş Soare, took office.
“It will take into account the economic reality of Romania and will aim, first of all, to guarantee investments in the development of Romania, investments in the development of transport, energy, public health, schools and communications infrastructure.” (…) On the other hand, we will provide all the necessary economic resources to be able to ensure the payment of pensions, the payment of salaries. We will have to think very carefully about securing the part of co-financing that will allow us to absorb European funds, because, with the increase in the absorption rate of European funds and the increase in the amount of money that enters the Romanian economy from European funds, we must ensure co-financing. Obviously, this must be guaranteed with the available budgetary resources, “said Ludovic Orban.
The prime minister pointed out that new taxes and tariffs will not be taken into account in the construction of the new State Budget. “Based on the construction of the budget, we announced that we will not introduce any additional taxes and we will not increase taxes and duties. I tell you every time, so that PSD does not release false news related to this issue every day,” he also stated. Orban.
Asked what is the percentage considered for the increase in pensions next year, the prime minister specified: “The increase in pensions will be based on economic reality.”
“Our goal is to continue increasing pensions, increase them in accordance with economic growth, economic development. Anyone who says that they can increase pensions without extra money is a great liar. Pensions are financed with the contribution paid by the workforce, the workforce. To increase pensions it is necessary to increase the number of employees, it is necessary to increase the average salary, in this way, increasing income to the pension fund, pensions can also increase, it is simple. (…) So, in the draft budget we will show very clearly what the increase in pensions is. (…) We had a growth formula that was dusted off by the demagogic populism of the PSD, it was a rational, logical growth formula, which was based on maintaining purchasing power indexing with 100% inflation (…) and increasing pensions depending on the economic growth by 50% of the increase in the average gross salary per economy. That was the mechanism, it was a mechanism that worked, ensured straight growth. PSD came, dusted everything off, generated some hope without any cover for our parents and grandparents. What I transmit to our grandparents and parents is that we will really increase pensions, that behind any increase in pensions there will be an economic reality and sustainability for the payment of pensions, ”Ludovic Orban also declared.
