The draft act was approved with 187 to 61 votes. The institution’s budget for next year is 6% lower than that in 2011.
The ministry will allot RON301 million for staff expenses and RON153.4 million for goods and services expenses. (EUR1=RON4.3497)
The Romanian Parliament on Tuesday adopted the 2012 budget of the Agriculture Ministry, amounting to 14.9 billion lei (EUR3.42 billion).