The Rabla program, uncertain for the year 2026. The Minister of the Environment: “Only to the extent that we will have additional money”
Diana Buzoianu. Inquam Photos / Malina Norocea
The Minister of the Environment, Diana Buzoianu, stated on Digi24 that a decision regarding the Rabla Program for 2026 will be taken in December, when it will be known what the budget of the Environment Fund Administration (AFM) will be next year.
Diana Buzoianu stated, on Wednesday evening, that negotiations for the budget are coming, and in the next month it will be known exactly whether the Rabla Program will be continued or not.
“For next year, the decision will be made next month, when we will negotiate the budget. If there is money, we will put this program in place. If there is no more money for next year from the AFM budget, unfortunately, the project will no longer be financed. When we have the AFM budget, which will happen a maximum of a month from now, we will know exactly if there is still the necessary money for Rabla”, said the Minister of the Environment, Diana Buzoianu, quoted by News.ro.
She explained that the projects moved from PNRR to AFM will certainly appear in next year's budget.
“We are talking about water-sewer, we are talking about recycling factories, waste management factories. All these projects that have been moved for which there is no more money from PNRR must be completed or at least receive a good part of the money next year. We still have several projects that have already been financed, which have ongoing contracts from the AFM, which must also be continued. But if we are talking about a new edition of Rabla, these new editions will could still exist only to the extent that, in discussions with the Ministry of Finance and the Government, we will have additional money within the AFM”, added Minister Diana Buzoianu.
The interest in the Rabla Program is extremely high in Romania, the available budgets being exhausted every time within a few minutes of the opening of registrations.
This year, the interest for electric cars was lower, because the value of the voucher was low, the budget being directed towards classic cars.
More than 9,200 individuals signed up for the Rabla Auto 2025 Program on September 30, in the first 15 minutes after the opening of the session, the Environmental Fund Administration (AFM) announced.
