Romania's ruling coalition agrees on last details of second package of budgetary measures

In a meeting on Wednesday, December 17, the leaders of Romania's four-party ruling coalition agreed on the last bills to be included in the second package of budgetary measures – primarily the public administration law, but also the minimum tax on turnover, the minimum wage, and the reduction of some other public expenditures. The parties also agreed that the measures to stimulate the economy, particularly argued by the Social Democrats, "will be detailed before the adoption of the 2026 budget, which will include them."

On the public administration law, the parties agreed to "reduce central administration [personnel] expenditures by 10%, without affecting the basic salaries [which do not include bonuses and other extra payments]." Previously, they agreed to cut personnel expenditures in the local administration by reducing the number of employees by 10% – with a transitory period in 2026 when the local administration may cut the overall personnel expenditures without firing people.