After a nine hour meeting, the Executive decided to mobilize ministers in the regions affected by floods. Another important decision was to tax citizens with more than one house: those who own more households have to pay taxes increased by 65%, 150% and 300% depending on the number of households owned. Last but not least, 59,000 budgetary personnel will be laid off.
After a nine hour meeting, the Executive decided to team up ministers and send them in the territory in those regions affected by floods. Boc announced that he will accompany Interior minister Blaga and Laszlo Borbely in Braila, Galati and Tulcea, South East Romania. Tourism minister Elena Udrea and Transports minister Radu Berceanu will go North, to Suceava and Botosani while Economy minister Videanu to Neamt.
Moreover, Justice minister Predoiu will visit Bacau and Agriculture minister, Mihail Dumitru to Iasi. PM Boc said that ministers will be an aid to local administrations in the affected areas. The government decided to allocate a special aid for those in need and some of it already reached them. The priority is to save the people, Boc announced.
He urged the population to collaborate with state authorities and evacuate houses when prompted. Heavy rain hit Suceava, affecting 15 cities yesterday. Roads are affected and hundreds of people lost their houses and others evacuated from the area.
7000 people were evacuated, 2.917 houses were flooded and 206 houses destroyed. 22 people lost their life.
Elsewhere in the news, the Executive decided to tax those who own more than one house. The government adopted a normative act that rules that those who own more than one house need to pay taxes increased by 65&, 150% and 300% depending on the number of houses. The measure will be applied by July 1 and is valid through the
