According to the ordinance, the number of executive positions in central and local public institutions will be cut to 12% of their total staff, reads the document.
The institutions to lay off employees are the Agriculture, Interior, Regional Development, Economy, Finance, Labor, Environment, Education, Health and Transport ministries, as well as the Secretariat General of the Government.
Authorities expect 45 million lei (EUR10 million) will be saved this year and RON108 million in each of the next for years following the reorganization of the administrative apparatus.
Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Wednesday some 60,000 vacant public administration jobs will be eliminated, adding that the sectors not targeted by the measure are health care and education.