Romania’s Government is fighting the Courts over state employees' benefits. Elsewhere in the news, the local councillors from Bucharest take money from Hospitals and give it to Tourism. Last but not least, main American F-16 aircrafts competitors have reacted against Romania's Supreme Defence Council’s decision to buy second-hand F-16 without a previous auction.
Romania’s Government is fighting the Courts over state employees' benefits, Evenimentul Zilei reads. The Executive is accused by the unions for breaking the law by refusing to enforce judges' decision to give back state employees their benefits. Romanian state institutions were left with their pockets empty and decided to ignore the judges' verdicts of giving state employees back what the unique salary scheme took away.
The reason this occurred is that the employees have allegedly "puffed-up" their monthly incomes through collective contracts, which are now considered illegal, but have been accepted by Labour Ministry itself. Work Ministry heads advised credit managers to speak with the Justice Ministry to see if the decision is compulsory. Justice Ministry personnel say they are not qualified to make such observations.
Years on end, civil servants enjoyed smile and holiday recovery benefit, without the executive stepping in. Some central public institutions awarded their drivers benefits worth of 50% of their incomes, illegally. The number of state employees to enjoy these privileges amounts to 240.000. According to Labour Ministry officials, all ministers have known about it, but never took any action, as money was sufficient. Plus, it was a tool to be used in electoral campaigns, not only to buy social peace, but also votes, sources claim.
Bucharest cuts subventions previously aimed for the population and finances "The Zoo Day", Gandul reads. Money is taken fr