The Minister of Finance warns that “cutting in living meat” can be reached unless ministries and local authorities do not hold the expenses “under control”


Tanczos Barna, the Minister of Finance, holds a press conference at the end of the government meeting in which the state budget was set for 2025, at the Victoria Palace in Bucharest, February 1, 2025. Inquam Photos / George Călin
The Ministry of Finance will oblige the other ministries to fall into the budget they have, said Minister Tanczos Barna, on Friday, at Antena 3 CNN, expressing the hope that “from April” we will see “and the first concrete results of spending discounts”.
The official stressed that “these state operating expenses must be reduced”.
“In the first months we practically had the effects of last year's salary increases, the hires from October, November, December, even on January, employment procedures, increase of salaries started last year. Things start to enter a constant curve and a reduction curve. I hope from April, we will see the first concrete results,”
He pointed out that “all ministries must fit into the budget they have.”
“This budget must also be strictly respected, and this does the Ministry of Finance, it obliges the resort ministries to fall into the budget on CRE have it. If this means to reduce 5%, 7%, with 8%of operating expenses, it must do this. continued the Minister of Finance.
Minister Tanczos Barna highlighted the importance of investments and resources in PNRR and classic European funds.
Asked about the appeal to the reform that the interim president made, Tanczos Barna replied: “I am convinced that the return of Mr. Bolojan to the government team will help this. Mr. Bolojan says very clearly and very well, because the ministries, the local authorities if I do not understand that the expenses will be to the other, year.
“This can be avoided if the expenses are kept under control and comply with the monthly ceilings that are established for each ministry. (…) If the measures are not assumed by the local and ministries, yes, we can reach the times when we cut the expenses and can be reached at some point in the alive, if the institutions do not do it,”




