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The Ministry of Finance published, on Monday night, a draft Emergency Ordinance to be adopted by the Government, which provides for various fiscal-budgetary measures, including limiting the income of public servants, maintaining the fine at 145 lei and postpone until 2022 of the special pensions of mayors.
“The non-adoption of these measures would have an additional impact on the general consolidated budget deficit of 1.55% of gross domestic product in 2021, affecting the sustainability of public finances,” reads the founding note of the Emergency Ordinance .
According to the project carried out in transparency in decision-making on the website of the Ministry of Finance, in 2021 there will be a ceiling on allowances, bonuses, bonuses or other compensation, allowances, as well as merit allowances, for the value of December 2020.
The Emergency Ordinance also limits the pensions of parliamentarians, magistrates, military, parliamentary officials or the Court of Accounts, as well as those of professional civil aviation personnel in civil aviation, pensions that will not be indexed to the inflation rate.
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According to the text of the Emergency Ordinance, the Executive expands several measures taken in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government extends the VAT exemption until December 31, 2022, for the delivery of vaccines and medical devices for in vitro diagnosis (test kits) COVID-19, as well as for services closely related to the delivery of said vaccines and devices.
Likewise, the Government decided to grant vacation vouchers, in the amount of 1,450 lei, until December 31, 2021.
The draft Emergency Ordinance can be consulted HERE.
Prime Minister Florin Cîțu announced, after the government meeting on Monday, that the minimum wage will be increased from January 1 and that in 2021 the government’s goal is to cover a budget deficit of 7%.
Editing: Robert Kiss
