According to a draft emergency decree, exceptions from the ban will require Government or local and county council approval.
The bill forbids public authorities, institutions, and state-owned companies from buying consultancy or legal assistance and representation services and forces authorities and managers of state-owned companies to lower protocol spending by 30% in the second half of the year.
The bill sets that ministers, minister-delegates, state secretaries and other public officials may be accompanied by two assistants at most when traveling abroad in official capacity, to lower travel spending.
The Government hopes to save around 1.86 billion lei (EUR417 million) of this year’s consolidated state budget by applying these measures.