Anti-Flu Vaccination Campaign Starts On October 15
Romanian Health Minister Nicolae Banicioiu said the anti-flu vaccination campaign starts on October 15.
Children, pregnant women, the elderly, the medical staff and patients with chronic diseases will get flu vaccines free of charge
The Health Ministry bought 500,000 doses of anti-flu vaccine for the immunization free of charge of at-risk patients. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Labor Inspectors Conducted Checkups Between September 28 And October 2
Labor inspectors tracked down 124 illegal workers, mostly in the counties of Bihor and Brasov, and fined over 350 employers.
Inspectors conducted checkups between September 28 and October 2 and applied fines worth a total RON1,51 million (over EUR340,000).
“124 illegal workers were tracked down, of whom 21 from Bihor county and 13 from Brasov county,” the Labor Inspection said in a statement. (Adevarul)
Romania Got EUR19B In First Financial Framework 2007-2013
Romania was allotted EUR19 billion in the first financial framework 2007-2013, but spent a little over half of the amount.
The bulk of the money went to the transport sector. The operational transport program got EUR2.5 billion but only 58% of the amount was spent.
According to a study conducted by audit firm KPMG, Romania’s European Union fund absorption rate reached nearly 52% in May 2015, but the country lost EUR225 million due to frauds.
EU funds Minister Marius Nica has recently said the country’s absorption rate is expected to reach nearly 80% by the end of 2015. (Jurnalul National)
Local Taxes In Bucharest Remain Unchanged In 2016
Local taxes in capital Bucharest will remain unchanged in 2016, but the tax on buildings will be changed.
Romania’s new Tax Code sets that the tax on buildings will be computed depending on what a building is used for, namely, for residential or non-residential purposes, and not depending on owners (private individuals or legal entities).
Starting January 1, 2016, private individuals owning non-residential buildings, used for business purposes, such as company headquarters, retail space or office buildings, will pay double or even ten times the amount paid currently. (Puterea)
Chamber Speaker Says Correspondence Voting Bill May Be Adopted In February
Chamber of Deputies Speaker Valeriu Zgonea thinks the correspondence voting bill might be adopted in February and will be enforced at the parliamentary elections in 2016.
Social democrat senator Gabriela Firea has recently criticized liberals’ decision to stage a go-slow strike regarding the adoption of the correspondence voting bill. Firea argued that liberals are not interested in the voting possibilities of Romanians abroad considering that liberal lawmaker Mihai Voicu had stepped down as head of the Parliament electoral code commission. She added that liberals’ decision to resort to go-slows in order to speed up the adoption of the bill, as they say, proves that they are not taking the situation seriously.
Lawmakers adopted a draft decision on Tuesday, with 312 votes in favor and three abstentions, appointing Gabriel Vlase as president of the electoral code commission. (Adevarul)