Almost 13,000 positions would be abolished by the local administration reform. The Minister of Development announces that the project is completed
The local government reform project is ready and just waiting for the coalition's agreement to be promoted, says the Minister of Development, Public Works and Administration, Cseke Attila. The project aims to abolish 12,794 occupied positions.
Cseke Attila, Minister of Development PHOTO: Facebook
Asked if he has moved forward with the local administration reform project, Cseke Attila replied: “We have the project ready. When the coalition decides, we can promote it in the approval circuit and in the government meeting.”
Regarding the content of the project and the number of positions affected, the minister explained: “Our proposal from the coalition, of the Ministry and the UDMR, is to apply a percentage of 30% to the local public administration system”. However, there is a protection that limits cuts to a maximum of 20% of the positions occupied in each administrative-territorial unit. Through this mechanism, the effective reduction at the national level will be 10% of the occupied positions, the difference up to 30% being represented by vacant positions that will be abolished, writes Mediafax.
Specifically, the measure will affect 12,794 employees from the local public administration
Cseke specified that “this modality generates a 10% reduction in the number of occupied positions on the entire local public administration system, the remaining up to 30% are vacant positions”, which means 12,794 positions out of the currently existing ones.
Asked about the impact of the measure on town halls, the minister emphasized an important aspect: “This method makes it possible for the application of the percentage not to be uniform, which means that there would be more than 700 UATs where no vacant post should be abolished, i.e. UATs where the mayors, local authorities who took care, they efficiently managed the public money”.
He added that “at the other UATs, to a lesser or greater extent, there would be a need to reduce the occupied positions as well”.
Regarding the deal with the PSD, which ruled against a uniform application of the cuts, Cseke said: “I think it is an important principle not to sanction those who were fair and efficient in managing the organization chart and the structure of the town halls. We will see today, I hope that we reach a conclusion as quickly as possible and an agreement and this package will be able to be promoted”.
Asked, at Digi 24, what deadline he sets for the approval of the package, the minister replied: “I cannot give a deadline because, after all, the minister implements what the coalition and the ruling coalition decide, but it would be good to close the subject because it has been going on for a very long time”.
Regarding the necessary approvals and the risk of a constitutionality check, Cseke assured: “In August, this project had all the approvals of the ministries, it was ready for promotion in the government meeting.”
