From Austerity to Fiscal Relaxation. Siegfried Mureșan Announces the VAT Target: "Don't Let Anyone Come to Mess up again."
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The prime minister, Siegfried Mureșan, announced to his party colleagues at the PNL meeting that he wants new cuts and austerity measures, in particular in the direction of reducing state spending. Among the directions listed are the reduction in the number of parliamentarians, state agency fees, special pension reform and the elimination of state pension accumulation, according to sources from the Liberals' meeting.
Prime Minister Siegfried Mureșan says that his goal is to return VAT to 19%, as soon as Romania's budgetary situation allows this. He claims that the Bolojan government has had to make difficult decisions to put order in the country's finances and says that the priority is to continue to strengthen the budget and avoid new imbalances.
The programme proposed by Mureșan also includes the reform of special pensions. Another measure announced is the elimination of pension accumulation with pay in the public sector
The Prime Minister-designate Siegfried Mureșan presented the main measures in the programme he intends to ask for the Parliament's vote of confidence on Tuesday to the PNL parliamentarians. The document provides for the reduction of the number of parliamentarians, the commasing of agencies, the reform of special pensions and the prohibition of the cumulation of pension with pay in the public sector, according to liberal sources. "The reform must…
The prime minister, Siegfried Mureșan, said that reducing unnecessary spending and making spending on public money more efficient is not a measure of austerity, but of responsibility, stating that it will continue its efforts to reduce waste. "Let us not confuse waste with austerity. In the last [...]
Siegfried Mureșan, the appointed Liberal Prime Minister, said that reducing VAT from 21% to 19% is a priority, but this will only be possible when the country's budget will allow, according to the Pro TV News. "Today, the economy is stabilized. In the past year, measures have been needed that I am sure that Ilie Bolojan did not take them with an easy heart. Now, as soon as we can afford, we will be able to discuss fiscal relaxation measures and …
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