Romanian government comes under pressure over 2026 budget revision

Meanwhile, the opposition National Liberal Party (PNL) has urged the ministry to finalise the budget revision as soon as possible. The other major opposition parties, the reformist Save Romania Union (USR) and the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), have asked finance minister Alexandru Nazare to publicly explain the budget execution figures.

PNL called on prime minister Luca Niculescu to finalise and adopt the budget revision as soon as possible.

The PNL has called on prime minister Luca Niculescu to finalise and adopt the budget revision as soon as possible to ensure the functioning of essential public institutions and services.

“Romania needs immediate funding for the healthcare system, emergency services, European projects and other ongoing investments. Any further delay could lead to serious blockages and push essential state institutions into inoperability, with a direct negative impact on citizens. We warn the PSD that the delay in the budget revision is a flagrant violation of its obligation to govern. We remind the PSD that it is the only governing party and has no one to blame for the country’s problems,” the PNL said in a press release cited by G4media.ro.

The PNL also called on the PSD to “stop circulating false figures, mixing amounts from issued invoices, unclear estimates regarding works not yet invoiced, additional requests from ministries, the impact of court decisions, and forecasts regarding the need for operation until the end of the year”.

USR asked finance minister Nazare to address PSD accusations of a hidden deficit.

The USR parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies has asked the leadership of the legislative forum to summon finance minister Alexandru Nazare before lawmakers on November 2 to clarify the differences between the official budget execution figures and those recently cited by the PSD leadership, according to Digi24.

The USR argued that the official budget execution figures, which indicate substantial fiscal consolidation in the first nine months of the year, must be considered alongside recent statements by PSD leaders citing a large volume of unpaid bills that, they claim, would reverse the picture of fiscal consolidation.