Ciolos Government Adopts Second Budget Revision This Year
Ciolos government adopted Wednesday the second budget revision for 2016. According to finance minister, Anca Dragu, it was a positive revision which reflects “the efficient manner” in which the public funds were spent, as well as the economic growth.
The healthcare sector got commitment appropriations worth RON2.21 billion for the treatment of chronic hepatitis, the Agriculture Ministry got RON1.09 billion for the 2016 agricultural campaign, while RON1.25 billion have been assigned for local investments, covering the current projects of school infrastructure and roads.
On the other hand, minister Dragu said the unitary pay law will have to be passed by the future government.(Puterea)
Dacian Ciolos Dismisses One DIPI State Secretary, Two Undersecretaries
Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos dismissed state secretary Mihai Cristian Marculescu from the Department of Intelligence and Internal Protection (DIPI) within the Interior Ministry.
Mihai Cristian Marculescu had been appointed as DIPI state secretary in August 2016, replacing Rares Vaduva. At the same time, the PM also dismissed two DIPI undersecretaries, Catalin Gadici and Marius-Haientz Patriche. The decisions were published in the Official Gazette. (Adevarul)
Central Electoral Bureau Sanctions PNL After Gabriela Firea’s Complaint
The president of PSD Bucharest, Gabriela Firea, announced that, following her complaint at the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC), liberals had to remove an online anti-PSD message, which was considered anti-Semitic.
Following the complaint submitted by Gabriela Firea, BEC decided that the National Liberal Party (PNL) violated the law by distributing an online message which associates the Social Democratic Party (PSD) with a period characterized by social and political unrest: «Dragnea: After elections, everybody will pay # PSD governing POGROM ».
The word “pogrom” can be confused with program and defines an organized massacre, especially of Jews. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Romania May Boost Guarantee Ceiling For First Home Program Again
The guarantee ceiling for the government-guaranteed mortgage lending First Home program could be supplemented again by the end of the year, given the demand above expectations, finance minister Anca Dragu said.
“We are all surprised by the high demand for First Home program. The program could get additional guarantees again by year-end,” Dragu said.
First Home program will be modified so that, in the next five years, 2017-2021, the state guarantees will be reduced from 50% to 40% for apartments older than 5 years.
According to the 2017-2021 strategy for First Home program proposed by the Finance Ministry, the state guarantee for the mortgage loan will be correlated with the age and durability of the home. Thus, the state guarantee will remain at 50% for homes built in the last five years or consolidated in the last 5 years, while for the other apartments, the state guarantee will decrease to 40%. (Adevarul)
Healthcare Subscriptions From Corporations Positively Impact Employees’ Health Condition
According to a survey by private medical service provider Regina Maria, subscriptions accessed by corporations positively impact the employees’ health condition.
Employees in IT & Telecom, Finance-Insurance and Auto sectors go to the doctor preventively most often. The beneficiary of a healthcare subscription goes to the doctor 6.6 times a year, 2.5 times more than people without subscriptions, while one third of the employees suffer from a chronic disease.
Regina Maria portfolio currently includes over 365,000 healthcare subscriptions, which represents approximately 40% of the company’s business. (Puterea)