Ponta said local authorities were assigned an additional RON1.1 billion, of which around RON600 million to cover current expenses and RON500 million to finance investments underway.
“Also, the Ministry of Regional Development received RON400 million for local development programs. These are investments and programs that have been started and need financing to be completed,” said Ponta.
The amounts assigned at the budget revision are significantly higher than in 2013, when the ministry of Regional Development was assigned an extra RON600 million at the first budget revision but lost RON300 million at the second.
Also in 2013, local authorities received little extra money at the budget revision, mainly to pay caretakers of people with disabilities. The last time local authorities were assigned around RON1 billion more at a budget revision was in 2012, ahead of parliamentary elections.
Romania holds presidential elections on November 2 and prime minister Ponta is running in the election.