Moldova's Prime Minister Vows to Cut State Bureaucracy

Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile Tofan is determined to streamline the state apparatus, announcing a plan to reduce the number of employees, particularly within state agencies.

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We need to tighten the belt here first.

Tofan revealed that while the central administration, including the State Chancellery and ministries, employs around 1,800 people, state agencies house a significantly larger workforce. He pointed to Moldsilva, the Antiflood Service, and the National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) as examples where thousands are employed. "We need to tighten the belt here first," Tofan stated, emphasizing the need for optimization, consolidation, or liquidation of certain agencies.

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If we continue like this, we will not be able to pay salaries anymore.

The prime minister indicated that some agencies will see staff reductions, and their activities will be analyzed for potential integration with technology. He also suggested that some civil servants could be transferred to the private sector, which he noted has a high demand for employees. Tofan stressed that reform deadlines remain in place, with no intention of delaying the announced measures.

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All the deadlines we set previously remain in force. Everything I asked the ministers for, with precise deadlines, remains valid. We will not delay even a single day. I insist on this.