Ilie Bolojan, consultations with trade unionists, while in the country there are new budget protests. The proposals will be analyzed by the prime minister
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan called on Thursday, at 9 o'clock, the representatives of the five largest trade union confederations at the Victoria Palace, the national trade union block announced. Employees in the budget sector continued protest actions compared to the austerity measures announced by the Executive.
At the rectification that should take place in August the public institutions will not receive extra money, said the president of the National Trade Union Confederation (CNS) Cartel Alfa, Bogdan Hossu, to the exit from the consultations with Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan.
“At the budget rectification, no money will be received from additional institutions. They will have to be in the budget. This involves … It is difficult to say, it will be discussed with each authorizing officer.
According to him, each institution will decide what measures it takes.
“I pointed out to the prime minister that some budgetary institutions juggle with the interpretation of the law from the point of view of the increase. That is, the law refers only to the increase of harmful conditions, but there are also increases that have been invented,” Hossu said.
At today's consultations at the Victoria Palace, the representatives of the Government and those of the unions discussed the measures prepared by the Government to reduce the budgetary expenses and to increase the revenues, as well as their social and economic impact, the Executive announced in a press release.
“Romania needs both structural measures to increase credibility on financial markets and among investors, as well as solutions to correct injustices and imbalances, to rebuild the confidence of our citizens. The unions and employers are our partners. The dialogue started today. stated the prime minister, according to a press release.
Bolojan said that the proposals of the trade union representatives will be analyzed, and to the extent that it will be possible, they will be included in the package of government measures.
The Victoria Palace was attended by the Government, along with the prime minister, the deputy prime minister Marian Neacșu and the head of the Prime Minister's Chancellery, Mihai Jurca, and from the unions, the president of the National Trade Union Confederation (CNS) Cartel Alfa, Bogdan Hossu, the President of the National Confederation of Romania. (CNSLR) Brotherhood, Leonard Bărăscu, president of the Confederation of Democratic Trade Unions (CSDR), Iacob Baciu, vice -president of the National Trade Union Bloc (NBS), Mircea Burlacu, and the representative of the National Union “Force of the Law”, Marius Sepi.
In the country, there are new protests against the austerity measures taken by the Executive. The employees of ANAF Craiova and Constanța went out again in front of the institution, dissatisfied with cutting the bonuses. A new day of protests on Thursday, and at the Bucharest City Hall, according to the images broadcast by Digi 24.
Meeting with Ilie Bolojan
“Today, July 3, 2025, starting at 09:00, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan invited to Victoria Palace the representatives of the five representative trade union confederations to discuss the measures proposed by the Government in the current economic and social context,” the NBS said, in a press release.
From the national trade union block, Mr. Mircea Burlacu, vice -president of the Confederation, participates in this meeting.
The NBS states that this meeting does not have the character of a formal meeting of the Tripartite National Council for Social Dialogue (CNTDS), but is a direct consultation between the government and the representative union organizations.
Representative trade union confederations at national level-CNS Cartel Alfa, CNSLR-Frătia, the National Trade Union Bloc (NBS), the Confederation of Democratic Trade Unions (CSDR) and CSN Meridian-asked Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan an emergency meeting, threatening that, if they will not be answered, if they were not answered, strike at national level.
“The representative trade union confederations at national level, CNS Cartel Alfa, CNSLR – Brotherhood, the National Union Place (BNS), the Confederation of Democratic Trade Unions (CSDR) and CSN Meridian, taking into account the draft of the Government Emergency Ordinance for establishing some measures regarding the personnel paid from public funds, The Economic and Social Council, as well as the other austerity measures provided to be adopted in the next period, requests an emergency meeting, today June 30, 2025, at an hour agreed, ”they said in a press release.
“In the situation in which the Romanian government will be indifferent to our request, the procedures related to the general strike at national level will be initiated,” the trade unionists added.
Budget protests
Employees from the budget sector in several institutions, including from the Ministry of Public Finance and ANAF, protested since Monday, mainly, by the ceiling of the increase for harmful conditions, was capped to 300 gross lei, ie 172 net lei.
The measure was taken on Monday by emergency ordinance. Then the protests of the budget, which took place in several cities in the country, began.
Decisions announced by Ilie Bolojan
The meeting with the trade unionists comes one day after Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan announced that the reduction of the excessive budget deficit will be done through three packages of measures that will be adopted successively in the coming months.
Among the measures provided are the VAT reassessment at two quotas, 11% and 21%, but also the ceiling of pensions and salaries in the public sector and in 2026.
At the low VAT rate (11%), medicines, food, public services, water and sewerage, water, books, firewood, thermal energy will remain. And for the Horecca industry, the proposal is for VAT to remain at the moment at a low level. Another measure is the increase of excise duties by 10% for alcoholic beverages, cigarettes and fuels.
The prime minister also spoke about the application of the social health insurance contribution (CASS) to pensions of over 3,000 lei, to the amount that exceeds this threshold, the increase of the didactic norm in two hours in the pre-university education, while the merit scholarships will be granted in a limited number, and the social ones.
The package of fiscal measures presented by the prime minister will be put into transparency on Thursday. The measures would enter the life from August 1. From January 1, the tax on dividends will increase from 10 to 16%.
