PSD's Dragnea: There is no reason to stop adopting the tax measures

Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader Liviu Dragnea on Friday stated that he could find no reason for stopping the adoption of the tax measures announced by the Government, while adding that the head of state, Klaus Iohannis, did not criticize these measures, but only tried to present an analysis.

"I didn't take it as criticism, but as an attempt to present an analysis, which he later said that, in fact, it wasn't his analysis. So that I personally don't see any reason to stop the adoption of the respective tax measures, absolutely none, for these are measures that will only do good," said Dragnea at the Parliament Palace, when asked what was his opinion related to President Iohannis criticizing the tax measures that the Government is about to adopt. 

According to Dragnea, the ruling coalition had discussions with the representatives of the business environment, of both very large and small companies, and these companies are "not disturbed" by the announced tax measures. 

Asked how he commented on the President's statement that the salaries will grow very little, the PSD leader said: "Until recently they used to say that they are going to decrease in fact. And then yesterday, for I didn't take that as criticism, the President said he supported our measures. Until not long ago they said that the employees will in fact have their salaries decreased and now they are saying that they will grow. Yes, the net salary will grow, for this is a good measure and I always said that the employer won't pay more, the employee won't get less, but, on the contrary, he will get more money, and also his social contributions will be higher and the business environment will be simplified significantly."