Democrat liberals demanded that the draft budget for 2013 should be submitted in Parliament by November 1.
Finance Minister Florin Georgescu explained that the draft budget for next year may not be submitted before parliamentary elections, which are scheduled for December 9, as International Monetary Fund representatives said they would not negotiate budget parameters during the election campaign.
Under standing agreements with the IMF, the World Bank and the European Commission, Romania must negotiate state budget parameters with the three institutions, said Georgescu.