Medical Staff To Get 10% Higher Wages
The Health Ministry has decided to raise the salaries of medical staff by 10%, according to Digi24 sources, as quoted by stiripesurse.ro.
Thousands of physicians, displeased that they were categorized as public servants, have been threatening to go on general strike ever since June.
The ministry has been considering certain measures aimed at stopping the planned strike. Therefore, ministry officials held talks with representatives of physicians and medical staff and decided to increase salaries by 10%, starting October. (Puterea)
Transport Ministry’s Control Body Sets Off Checkups At Roads Authority
The Control Body of the Transport Ministry started a series of checkups at the country’s national roads authority CNADNR, following corruption allegations launched by former directors of the institution.
Transport Minister Iulian Matache has ordered checkups at CNADNR in order to verify the ”validity of latest media rumors,” the ministry said in a statement.
Alin Goga, a director suspended by CNADNR after talking about all sorts of illegalities within the roads and highway authority, has recently told an interview for Gândul that some directors within CNADNR have homes larger than the Versailles Palace and have signed contracts whose value rose tenfold, based on “task books designed to perfectly fit certain firms.”(Romania Libera)
Drought-Hit Farmers To Get Compensations From State Budget
Farmers affected by drought will receive compensations from the state budget after prefect office committees have completed their assessments.
Agriculture and Rural Development Minister, Daniel Constantin, said, following talks with farmers, said the drought impacting period is not over, therefore an exact inventory of farmers’ damages has yet to be made.
Also, considering that the value of compensations should be bigger for large farmers, the European Commission must be notified in this respect. (Puterea)
Tax Code And Tax Procedure Code Saw 23 Amendments In January-July
The Tax Code and Tax Procedure Code have been amended 23 times in the first seven months of 2015, according to a statement of TMF Group, which provides accounting, tax, HR and payroll services to businesses operating on an international scale.
The three most important amendments so far in 2015 targeted the law taxing tips, the lowering of the value added tax to 9% on food items and the registration procedure for VAT purposes. (Adevarul)
Elena Udrea Plans To Become A Highly Active Lawmaker Starting This Fall
Elena Udrea, a former minister, said she wants to become a highly active lawmaker starting this fall, adding she does not know yet whether she will run at the parliamentary elections due in 2016.
Udrea also said she plans to set up a foundation aimed at providing assistance to the people abused by the system, whose rights are violated.
Udrea added she will vote for the adoption of the Tax Code. (Evenimentul Zilei)