Barbu told the Senate’s committee for labor that the exact number of active employees is 5,282,068 and there are 6,298,880 active work contracts, meaning some employees have two contracts. She pointed out that people working for employers with four or fewer employees were not counted.
Social security contributions increased in September 2011, compared to September 2010, by 14.9%, while state revenue from profit taxes increased 4.7 times in the same period, said the minister.