The Government analyzed the 2012 revenue and expenses budgets of 46 of the over 100 state-owned companies.
Data revealed the 46 companies allotted over RON6 million for sponsorship, more than RON14 million for advertizing and over RON5.2 million for protocol.
The Government collected data and was to adjust figures, said Government spokesman Dan Suciu.
Last week, the central-right Government led by Mihai Razvan Ungureanu was overthrown in a no-confidence vote in Parliament. The outgoing Cabinet convened a meeting Wednesday. (EUR1 = RON4.4168)