The bill is currently pending the head of state’s signature to become law.
Orban said that funds for the increase would most probably be allotted at the next budget revision, scheduled for July.
“We are in a situation where even if we wanted to, we could not increase allowances. Most probably, we will postpone the law’s enactment term until we have the possibility to ensure financial resources for the state budget, and you know that this cannot be done until the budget revision, meaning after July 1,” Orban said on Friday, following talks with President Klaus Iohannis.
The president announced on Thursday that he does not currently intend to block the bill’s enactment, which has a deadline for January 18.
The bill was passed by the Romanian Parliament in December 2019 and raises state allowances for children aged 2-18 from RON150 to RON300, as well as from RON300 to RON600 for children with disabilities in the same age range.