On the other hand, the ministries of Regional Development, Justice and Interior, as well as the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), the Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE), the National Anticorruption Department (DNA) and the High Council of Magistrates (CSM) will receive extra funds.
Budget cuts are as follows: Labor Ministry (RON1.1B), Education Ministry (RON235.6 million), Agriculture Ministry (RON61.1 million), Culture Ministry (RON5.2 million), Economy Ministry (RON6.3 million),European Funds Ministry (RON53.5 million), Transport Ministry (RON953.5 million), Government’s Secretariat General (RON535.7 million), the National Sanitary-Veterinary Authority (RON53.3 million), The Ministry for Youth and Sports (RON20.7 million), the Presidential Administration (RON16,000), the Chamber of Deputies (RON168,000), the Supreme Court (RON18,000), the Constitutional Court (RON271,000), Ombudsman (RON113,000), the National Audiovisual Council (RON117,000), the Authority for Property Restitution (RON642,000), the National Settlement Council (RON167,000).
The institutions to receive more funds are: Health Ministry (over RON1B), Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration (RON943.3 million), Justice Ministry (RON159.6 million), Public Ministry (RON20.5 million, of which RON2.9 million for the National Anticorruption Department), Interior Ministry (RON228.3 million), Defense Ministry (RON156.2 million), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RON51.3 million), the Romanian Intelligence Service (RON30 million), Labor Ministry (RON31 million) and the Foreign Intelligence Service (RON10 million).
Extra funds will also be allotted to the Senate (RON184,000), the National Integrity Agency (RON3.6 million), the Special Telecommunications Service (RON300,000), the High Council of Magistrates (RON8.6 million).
The financial adjustments will be made at this year’s first state budget revision to be approved by the Government in its Tuesday meeting.
The budget revision was discussed with International Monetary Fund representatives. Joint teams from the IMF, the European Commission and the World Bank arrived in Bucharest on July 17 for talks on a follow up agreement with Romania. (EUR1=RON4.3994)