The minister said she cannot estimate the total number of vouchers to be issued within the program this year.
Plumb announced in January the ministry was considering changing the cash-for-clunkers program and increase the value of a scrapping voucher from 3,800 lei (EUR860) to EUR1,500.
Owners of cars older than ten years, which are still functional, can take them to scrap centers and receive vouchers. Up until now the value of a voucher was RON3,800. They could be used to buy a new vehicle, or could be sold to other people.
No more than three vouchers could be used to buy a new car. According to Plumb, this rule might be eliminated so only one voucher may be used.
In 2011, Romanians scrapped over 116,000 old cars, from 190,000 a year before, and the vouchers were used to buy some 40,000 new vehicles. (EUR1=RON4.415)