The Government has taken money from the Treasury before to finance such programs under regional operational programs, as pre-financing from the European Commission has run out.
For the economic competitiveness program, which targets to reduce lags between Romanian businesses and the EU’s average productivity, the Government will assign RON170 million for April, RON130 million for May, and RON200 million for June, according to a recently approved Government decision. (EUR1=RON4.3745)