News about State budget
Natalie Plugaru, Minister of Labor and Social Protection, asserts that the proposed changes to the method for calculating annual paid leave will not result in a reduction in the number of days off or the amount of vacation pay.
In 2025, authorities recorded 1,190 false bomb threats and knowingly false emergency calls. This phenomenon puts pressure on the relevant agencies and results in significant costs to the state budget.
The National Confederation of Trade Unions of Moldova (CNSM) has submitted a comprehensive opinion to the Ministry of Finance and the State Chancellery regarding the draft law on simplifying tax and customs legislation. The unions disagree with a number of measures which, in their view, could affect the standard of living, social protection for workers, and the competitiveness of the national economy.
Following a wave of comments regarding changes to vacation time for public sector employees and the increase in the retirement age for employees with special status, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection presented official details of the proposed changes. Minister Natalia Plugaru emphasized that the initiatives, which will take effect on January 1, 2027, are aimed at bringing the system into line with European standards and eliminating inequalities, while guaranteeing rights already accrued.
EU governments will hold complex negotiations on the allocation of the 2 trillion euro budget for the next seven years. The discussions will take place today at a summit in Brussels.
An interview with Ion Dodon, CEO of the National Health Insurance Company (CNAM).
Former Prime Minister and Member of Parliament Ion Chicu commented on the proposed reform of the public sector pay system, describing it as a simple adjustment to existing legislation rather than a revolutionary reform, as the authorities had previously promised.
The current system for calculating vacation time in calendar days will be replaced by a system based on working days. This change is due to the fact that, under the current approach, the actual duration of vacation varies depending on whether weekends and holidays are included. This proposal was developed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection.
The government has published a draft law on reforming the unified pay system in the public sector. According to the draft, the reform is based on four main objectives: ensuring comparable salaries for similar positions, increasing competitiveness relative to other sectors, incentivizing professional activity, and maintaining budgetary discipline.
The 2026 state budget allocates approximately 5 million lei for compensation to victims of political repression.
Significant exchange rate fluctuations and increased reliance on short-term borrowing exacerbate fiscal risks, as they require frequent refinancing. The Audit Office conducted an assessment of public debt management, state guarantees, and refinancing in 2025, identifying deviations from the external public debt ceilings and from the target ranges set out in the Medium-Term Debt Management Program.
The National Confederation of Trade Unions of Moldova (CNSM) sent letters to President Maia Sandu and Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu, expressing deep concern over the lack of visible progress in reforming the public sector pay system and the failure to submit a draft law amending the regulatory framework in this area for public discussion.
The General Inspectorate of the Carabinieri has begun searching for suppliers of special equipment for personnel participating in the military parade marking the 35th anniversary of Moldova’s independence. The total estimated cost of the procurement is 183,750 lei.
It costs up to 11 million lei to install signal-jamming equipment in a single prison. That is a huge amount of money for the prison system, especially considering that its entire annual budget for technology is usually only about 3 million lei.
Under new rules for monitoring substance use among minors, drug testing of children under 16 is permitted only with the written consent of their parents.
The Ministry of Finance intends to reform the budget process by limiting amendments to the state budget to one adjustment per year. This measure is part of the effort to harmonize national legislation with European Union norms and standards.
The government is selling government securities at a record pace, capitalizing on increased demand for them as a high-yield investment vehicle that outperforms bank deposits. Monthly sales are rising thanks to short-term securities. In the first five months of 2026, GSBs worth 26 billion lei were sold, which is one-third higher than sales volumes for the same period last year.
The low capacity of government agencies to utilize budget allocations and external funds remains a persistent problem in public administration. This was discussed at a joint meeting of the Committee on Economy, Budget, and Finance and the Committee on Public Finance Oversight, where the progress of the state budget’s implementation was reviewed. Lawmakers are wondering whether the authorities will be able to absorb future large-scale EU funds.
The subsidy component of the Prima Casă program was suspended in March 2026 after the annual budget of 130 million lei was exhausted in just three months.
The Ministry of Education and Research has proposed changes to sports financial regulations that would exclude athletes and coaches from non-Olympic disciplines from bonuses from public money.
