“Today, we propose to hear separately from Ms. Anca Dragu, President of the National Bank, on the issue of the monthly compensation for each member of the National Bank’s Supervisory Board, the specific amount of work performed by each of them, the number of Supervisory Board meetings held over the past 12 months, as well as each member’s participation—whether online or in person—and the nature of that participation,” stated Vlad Batryncha.
This initiative is in line with the plans of the parliamentary commission on public finance oversight, which intends to re-examine the justification for salaries in the public sector. The lawmaker noted that the public has a right to know how the NBM leadership’s earnings compare to the country’s economic reality.
“We also want to know the contribution of each member and what justifies salaries and incomes of more than 120,000 lei for each of them, given that loans in Moldova remain the most expensive, and farmers and the business community lack access to favorable financing and reasonable interest rates… Commercial banks are doing well, but people do not have access to affordable credit,” — the Deputy Speaker of Parliament criticized the situation.
According to Batrynchi, the head of the Central Bank is obligated to report to the parliamentary body so that Parliament can provide a fundamental assessment of the regulator’s management and the work of its Supervisory Board. However, the matter never reached the hearing stage: the initiative received only 27 votes and was blocked by the parliamentary majority.
