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Presidential Advisor: Critics of Salary Law Haven't Read It, It Brings Order
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Presidential Advisor: Critics of Salary Law Haven't Read It, It Brings Order

From Adevฤƒrul · () Romanian

Translated from Romanian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Romanian presidential advisor Radu Burnete stated that critics of the new salary law have not read it, asserting it brings order and predictability.
  • The law aims to simplify the complex system by eliminating over half of the existing 160 bonuses.
  • Political leaders will meet to discuss the law, which Romania must adopt by August 31 to secure EU funding.

Romanian presidential advisor Radu Burnete defended the new salary law, arguing that those who deem it worse than the current legislation simply haven't read it. He emphasized that the law introduces "a lot of order and predictability" into a "confused" system.

I believe that whoever says this law is worse than what we have right now has not read the law. It brings a lot of order and predictability into a system that is confused from top to bottom. There are over 160 bonuses, we are eliminating half of them.

โ€” Radu BurnetePresidential advisor Radu Burnete explaining the benefits of the new salary law.

Burnete explained that the government is holding technical and political discussions over two months to present conclusions from negotiations. He highlighted that the law simplifies the current complex structure, which includes over 160 different bonuses, by eliminating half of them. "When you tamper with salaries for over a million people, all sorts of oddities appear, especially given the chaos we had," he stated.

The advisor also commented on public discourse, suggesting that discussions around the salary law had "gotten out of control" over the summer. He expressed a desire for more explanation of the law's principles, assuring that incomes would not decrease. "You will surely see that when you tamper with salaries for over a million people, all sorts of oddities appear, especially given the chaos we had," Burnete reiterated.

This summer, my feeling is that the public discourse on certain topics, this being one of them, has gotten out of control.

โ€” Radu BurnetePresidential advisor Radu Burnete commenting on the public debate surrounding the salary law.

Political leaders from PSD, PNL, USR, and UDMR are scheduled to meet at the Cotroceni Palace for further discussions on the unified salary law. This meeting occurs at a critical juncture, as Romania must enact and promulgate the law by August 31 to meet a National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) milestone and unlock approximately 770 million euros in investments.

You will surely see that when you tamper with salaries for over a million people, all sorts of oddities appear, especially given the chaos we had.

โ€” Radu BurnetePresidential advisor Radu Burnete on the complexities of salary reform.
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Originally published by Adevฤƒrul in Romanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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