Romanian Social-Democrats expected to present their version of budget plan
Romania’s former governing left-wing Social Democratic Party (PSD) is expected to present its own draft of a budget plan later on Wednesday. The right-wing government’s version is wrong as it promotes an austerity policy, PSD leader Marcel Celacu told Radio Romania. „Everyone is worried about the government’s austerity proposals. There are no major investments, no consumption”, Mr Celacu said. „We see just cuts in pensions and wages, and, last but not least, future layoffs”, he added. Lower house speaker Ludovic Orban, leader of the governing right-wing National Liberal Party (PNL) said the goverrnment’s draft budget was not expected to promote tax increases though the Cabinet was trying hard to provide resources in existing pandemic conditions. The government’s draft budget is expected to go to parliament for debates next month.
Holocaust Day in Romania
Romania is commemorating the Internationaal Holocaust Day on January 27. The day is marking the end of the tragedy of the Holocaust that occurred during the Second World War. It also marks the end of a genocide that killed more than 6 million Jews. A short ceremony was organised in the capital Bucharest with candles in the memory of the victims. A similar event was expected in Zalău, capital of the northern-Romanian county of Sălaj.
Romania coronavirus updates
Romania reported 3,174 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday with 77 deaths (46 men, 31 women) and 1,025 people under intensive care. In the capital Bucharest, the number of new Covid-19 cases hit 376, according to data issued by the country’s Strategic Communication Group (GCS). The Romanian capital is followed by the western county of Timis with 245 new cases, the Transylvanian county of Cluj with 198 cases, and the north-eastern county of Suceava (128 cases).
Alexandru Danga, RADOR
