Committee members endorsed the bill and rejected all the proposed amendments, including one by the opposition that would have raised pensions.
The bill freezes public wages and pensions for next year and was approved 21 to 18 votes.
Social/Politics
Parliament Committees Approve Romania's 2012 Social Security Budget
Romania’s parliamentary committees on Friday approved the country’s 2012 social security budget, which total s 44.132 billion lei (EUR10 billion), according to Labor Minister Sulfina Barbu.