Sorin Grindeanu continues to criticize the Government's measures of which PSD belongs: We do not give accounting obtuses / What does it say about staying in coalition

The interim president of the PSD claims that where the works through the National Investment Program (PNI) “Anghel Saligny” have not started, they can be postponed and “we can miss a year of sports halls, cultural dormitories and swimming basins”, but the roads, water and sewerage, ongoing, should not be on the run.

Sorin Grindeanu's message comes in the context in which several leaders in the PSD in the last days have been dissatisfied with the announcement of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan that certain investments in “Anghel Saligny” will be stopped, to save on the state budget.

The interim president of the PSD claims that the party he leads wants to quickly adopt a package of measures with “a clear destination: cutting privileges and self”, including by committing the responsibility of the Government.

“PSD does not keep accounting obtuses that lock on the development of local communities! No country has developed in their own citizens. Currently, there are about 2700 roads, gases, water and sewerage that have been stopped throughout the country. Their closing means contempt for the real needs of Romanians!

“Specific: stopping a project at 60% with a value of 50 million lei and for which 30 million have already been spent, does not automatically equalize with an economy of 20 million! But with the total loss of investment!

Sorin Grindeanu: We can miss a year of sports halls, cultural homes and swimming basins

The president of the Social Democrats says that the party he leads does not agree with an approach “only seen from the height of an office, in a table”: “Therefore, I firmly requested a rigorous opportunity and utility on each project.”

Sorin Grindeanu argues that where the works where “I think we can postpone” and says that “we can lack a year of sports halls, cultural homes and swimming pools”, but “we cannot miss the essential infrastructure”.

“We will continue to ask for objective, transparent and assumed assessments for all projects, because each locality in this country matters,” Grindeanu wrote on Facebook.

Sorin Grindeanu recalls that “Anghel Saligny” was initiated in the Cîțu government

The PSD president says that whoever says that the program “Anghel Saligy” is a “stolen” project insult “thousands of mayors” and “millions of Romanians”.

“To say that the Anghel Saligny program-initiated in the right-wing governance with the Liberal Prime Minister, is a” stolen “project means to insult thousands of mayors who work correctly and millions of Romanians waiting for water, sewerage, gas and better roads. If some have stolen, to go to prison! says Grindeanu.

The National Investment Program “Anghel Saligny” was adopted during the Cîțu (PNL) government, on September 3, 2021. At that time, the adoption of the program threw the coalition consisting of PNL-USR-UDMR.

“PSD does not leave the government”

Sorin Grindeanu gives assurances that PSD will not come out of government.

“We have huge responsibilities towards Romanians with low and medium income and to local communities. PSD has entered the government precisely to defend these things. Who thinks can only govern with cuts and blockages and with the entire economy to take this open,” according to him.

He also says that, in reality, the courage of “reform means to take those who do not pay taxes and taxes, who do lobby to avoid increasing royalties or who outsource their profits.”

“This government formula is the only chance for Romania to maintain its development direction, but decisions must be taken together by all parties. Not unilaterally, not by circular and not over the head of those who govern for Romanians from all communities, from the smallest, to the largest,” says Grindeanu.

Revolt in the PSD against the measures announced by Ilie Bolojan. An important leader asked for a coalition emergency meeting

The message of Sorin Grindeanu comes in the context in which two important branch leaders from the PSD, Constantin Rădulescu, the president of the Vâlcea Organization of the Party and the County Council, and Mihai Fifor, deputy and leader of the PSD Arad, reacted on Saturday after the new fiscal measures aimed at the local administration ” they transmitted to the government, as Hotnews reported.

On the same day, the leader of PSD Iași, the deputy Bogdan Cojocaru, said, in a Facebook post, that the suspension of financing for some of the projects carried out through the “Anghel Saligny” program, announced by Prime Minister Bolojan, will lead to stagnation and poverty. A similar message also had Daniel Suciu, deputy by Bistrița-Năsăud and vice-president of the Chamber of Deputies, dissatisfied that there is a risk that projects of 1 billion lei from the county will no longer be realized.

The messages against the measures announced by Ilie Bolojan continued on Monday. The Secretary General of the PSD, Paul Stănescu, claimed that a coalition meeting is needed to be discussed the measures that “affect more than the case” local administrations, public investments and vulnerable Romanians, mentioning that the PSD must decide urgently if they still have to govern.