Bucharest, 13 October 2011. The expenditure structure of the Chamber of Deputies is similar to that of other parliaments of the EU member states, yet there are some opportunities for increasing efficiency, shows a PwC Romania analysis. "This is the first independent review of the expenditure structure of a major public institution. I am pleased that the PwC experts accepted to undertake such an analysis pro bono and I am confident that the main recommendations will be carefully analyzed by the leadership of the Chamber of Deputies to see how and when they could be implemented. This is an initiative that is in the benefit of the citizen as it will lead not only to cost savings, but also to an increased quality of the legislative process and improved administrative standards", stated Mihaela Stoica, PDL deputy from Neamţ county, the initiator of the project. Following the cost reduction measures initiated by the authorities during the past two years, the total amount of effective payments made by the Chamber of Deputies decreased by almost 18%, from 246 million RON in 2008, to only 202 million in 2010. Out of these, the largest amount (70%) was related to human capital related costs, while expenses for buying goods and services amount to 23% and investments to just 7%. The budget of the Chamber of Deputies divided by the number of MPs is approximately three times lower than the European average. Accordingly, expenses per Member of Parliament amounted in 2010 to 150,000 EUR as opposed to an EU average of 431,000 EUR per MP; while in Germany expenses reach over 1 million EUR per MP. Also, the annual cost for every citizen of financing the Chamber of Deputies budget is of 2.33 EUR; four times lower than the EU average of expenses of 8.29 EUR per citizen. However, the Chamber of Deputies budget counts for 0.21% in the overall state budget, almost double from the EU aver