Angela Cutasevici
This change alters the base amount to which the interest rates are applied. Currently, the link to the projected average salary of 17,400 lei sets the calculation base at 6,090 lei, whereas applying the new rule with a minimum wage of 6,300 lei will set it at 2,205 lei, resulting in a difference of minus 3,885 lei. As a result, for the 30% payment option, the benefit amount calculated from this base amount will decrease from 1,827 lei to 662 lei, for the 60% option—it will decrease from 3,654 lei to 1,323 lei, and for the 90% option—it will drop from 5,481 lei to 1,985 lei.
According to public statements by Angela Cutasevici, a member of the Committee on Social Protection, Health Care, and Family, these provisions will directly affect young mothers with little work experience prior to childbirth, women with low wages, individuals who have experienced periods of unemployment, sick leave, seasonal work, or gaps in employment, as well as mothers who have recently returned to work or whose incomes have increased recently.
“I am baffled as to how, in a country with a declining birth rate, it is being proposed to cut support specifically for mothers, newborns, and families who are just starting out. I don’t know who justified these proposals or what social calculations they were based on, but for a mother who is at home with her child, every leu counts. The allowance means food, diapers, medicine, doctor’s visits, transportation, and a minimal assurance that the family will be able to cover basic expenses,” said Angela Cutasevici.
The lawmaker also points to the decline in the birth rate in 2025, when 22,1 thousand children were born in the Republic of Moldova—a 6.6% decrease compared to 2024.
