Thursday 22 January 2009

The Government may cut off jobs in the public sector with about 20%... Romania's agricultural output decreasing...

Democrat Liberal and Social Democrat leaders take into account sacking 20% of employees in the public sector, so that salaries in the system may increase without affecting the budget deficit target, sources in the two parties declared for NewsIn.

The only problem so far seems to be the fact that none of the ministers is willing to announced jobs cuts. "In case an agreement is reached, the Finance Ministry will put up the budget draft to be presented in the Parliament", Governmental sources said for NewsIn.


Romania's agriculture sector share in the the GDP constantly decreased in the past years

Agriculture Minister Ilie Sarbu declared in a press conference on Thursday that the Agriculture's contribution to the economy decreased constantly during the past four years, from 12% of the GDP in 2004 to 7% in 2008. At the same time, European funds for Agriculture were not accessed.

In brief, Minister Sarbu stated that:

- We made compensation payments for mountain areas and offered subsidies for agriculture;
- The livestock decreased during the past years. There are less pigs and fowls. The milk production also decreased.
- Romania imports 70% of the pork meat and 35% of the fowl meat interior consumption;
- We have 230 million Euros rendered available for Agriculture and we haven't accessed it, we're not even prepared to access it;
- We put up a team to solve the problems with the irrigation system;
- We failed to attract any funds in the fishery sector.

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