The Minister of Investment and European Projects, Dragos Pislaru, stated on Thursday that the ministry has already fulfilled its obligations under the emergency ordinance for administrative reform, noting that the reduction in the institution's personnel budget is "significantly above 10%" compared to 2025.
"First of all, the ordinance has not yet been adopted, but obviously we have done our analysis. I would like to draw attention to the fact that at the Ministry of Investment and European Projects there was a reduction in salaries, net income, and wageseven greater, in factof 22.7% when the cuts to bonuses and incentives were adopted," said Pîslaru, when asked how many people would be laid off at the MIPE following the application of the emergency ordinance on reform in central and local public administration, which is currently under public consultation.
He explained that the reduction in the ministry's personnel budget in 2026, compared to that of 2025, is significantly over 10%.
When asked whether this would mean that there would be no layoffs or salary cuts in the ministry, Pislaru said: "The condition we have in the ordinance is to reduce the personnel budget by more than 10% compared to 2025, as a reference year, and it is more than 10%."
"We are awaiting the final version of the ordinance, but we will make the details public to show how the ministry has already fulfilled its obligations under this ordinance. However, I would like to point out that a 22.7% decrease in revenue is a significant decrease. I am speaking here without trying to hide the figures; it is a significant decrease in revenue," added Dragos Pislaru.
On Wednesday, the Ministry of Development, Public Works, and Administration (MDLPA) published on its website, in accordance with its policy of transparency, the draft emergency ordinance of the Government regarding administrative measures, in the version agreed upon by the governing coalition.
In local public administration, the proposed measures continue to be a 30% reduction in the total number of approved positions, which will generate a 10% reduction in occupied positions across all local public administration authorities at the national level. In this transitional year, local authorities may approve a reduction in personnel expenses proportional to the expenses related to the number of occupied positions that should be abolished, the MLDPA specified.
According to the draft legislation, better financial discipline and a 10% reduction in personnel expenses for central public administration are envisaged.
Following the coalition's decision, for education and culture systems, public hospitals and public ambulance services, as well as for the defense, public order, and national security systems, the draft decision provides for exceptions to staff reductions, with compensatory measures.
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