Romanians to face economic difficulties next year but 2027 more hopeful, president says
Romanians are worse off now compared to 6 months ago, and 2026 will also be difficult, but from 2027 and then on, there is hope, said president Nicusor Dan during an interview with Romania TV.
Radu Dumitrescu · Journalist
· Updated · 2 min read

Romanians are worse off now compared to 6 months ago, and 2026 will also be difficult, but from 2027 and then on, there is hope, said president Nicusor Dan during an interview with Romania TV.
The government targets a deficit of 8.4% of GDP this year, marginally below 8.65% of GDP in 2024. To tackle it, it increased the TVA, several other taxes, liberalized the energy market, and planned a reduction in public expenditure.


