Employers To Pay Social Security Tax Of 15.8% Instead Of 20.8%
Employers will pay social security contributions (CAS) of 15.8% instead of 20.8%, triggering significantly lower budget receipts, thus, the government counts on the money of wealthy people, but also on the debits of companies in difficultly.
The first beneficiaries of the CAS cut by five percentage points will be employers which hire 4.37 million people in Romania, who will pay 15.8% instead of 20.8% as social security contributions starting October. Thus, the government will get less money from social security contributions. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Romanian President Calls On Russia To Cease Support For Pro-Russian Separatists
Romanian President Traian Basescu showed his concern for the situation in Ukraine, adding that Russia is responsible for the conflict escalation in Ukraine, and it should stop supporting Pro-Russian separatists.
“The President of Romania, Mr. Traian Basescu, calls on the Russian Federation to immediately cease any support for the pro-Russian paramilitary separatist groups and assume full control of the Russian-Ukrainian border, in order to contribute to the stabilization of the situation in eastern Ukraine,“ the Presidential Administration said a in a statement. (Adevarul)
Sanitas Unionists To Start Protests For Salary Hike
Unionists of healthcare union SANITAS will start protests on June 23, asking for a 10% salary hike in the health and social care sector, and a collective bargaining agreement in the sanitary sector.
Unionists will picket the headquarters of the Health, Labor and Finance Ministries by July 4.
On June 23, 24, 25, and 30, and on July 1, unionists will protest in front of the Health Ministry while on June 26 and July 2, they will picket the headquarters of the Labor Ministry. Protest meetings will also be organized on June 27 and July 4 at the Finance Ministry, Mediafax reports. (Adevarul)
PM Victor Ponta: PSD, PPDD To Continue Negotiations
Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced that the Social Democratic Party (PSD) will continue negotiations with People’s Party – Dan Diaconescu (PPDD), adding that they already signed agreements with PC, UNPR and UDMR to continue governing after November 16 as well.
Ponta said that PSD will continue negotiations with Dan Diaconescu’s party, adding that he is not ashamed by the collaboration with PPDD, and that he wants to represent PPDD electorate. (Gandul)
Antifraud Inspectors Close 11 Restaurants And Coffee Shops In Bucharest
Antifraud inspectors closed 11 restaurants and coffee shops in Dorobanti zone, Bucharest, for 1 to 3 months, according to a release of the Fiscal Antifraud Office.
“On Friday-Saturday, June 13 – 14, 2014, in Bucharest, antifraud inspectors checked up the activity of 27 restaurants and coffee shops located in Dorobanti-Floreasca-Primaverii zone. Following the checkups, antifraud inspectors discovered irregularities for which they gave fines totaling approximately 700,000 lei”, according to the release, cited by Capital magazine. (Gandul)