The public pension system ended last year with a deficit of more than 2 billion RON, while revenues amounted to 109.8 billion RON and expenses to 111.9 billion RON, according to a draft law published by the Ministry of Finance.Revenues of the system for workplace accidents and occupational diseases amounted to 221.1 million RON.Thus, the total revenues of the state social insurance budget collected in 2023 amount to 110 billion RON and the total expenditure to 112 billion RON, resulting in a deficit amounting to 1.99 billion RON, according to the draft law for the approval of the annual general account of execution of the state social insurance budget for 2023 and the annual general account of execution of the unemployment insurance budget for 2023.The total revenue of the state social insurance budget collected in 2023 increased by 11.8% compared to 2022 (97.9% compared to the final budget provisions).The insurance contributions last year amounted to 98.39 billion RON, 2.23 billion RON below the final budget estimates (89.4% of total revenue collected). They were made up of employers' contributions, amounting to 1 billion RON, 1.3 billion RON below the level of the final budget provisions (1% of total revenue collected), and insured persons' contributions, amounting to 97.31 billion RON, 916.2 million RON below the final budget estimates (88.4% of total revenue collected).As regards the insurance scheme for workplace accidents and occupational diseases, it recorded revenues of 221.1 million RON and expenditure of 151.1 million RON, resulting in a surplus of 70 million RON.The total revenue of the unemployment insurance budget collected in 2023 was almost 3.8 billion RON and the total expenditure was 2.1 billion RON, resulting in a surplus of 1.69 billion RON.
The famous show "Ovo" ("egg" in Portuguese), created in 2009 by Cirque du Soleil, is scheduled for April 23–26, 2026, at BT Arena in Cluj-Napoca. So far, the classic Cirque du Soleil show has delighted over 7 million spectators in 40 different countries. Despite its age, it has been reimaged, with a new set, acrobatic […]
The state-owned group Electrica is set to list the largest green corporate bond issuance in Romania, worth EUR 500 million, on the Luxembourg and Bucharest stock exchanges. According to the company's press release, the European Investment Bank is one of the key participants in the issuance. Overall investor demand at the final price exceeded the […]
Low-cost airline Wizz Air announced a major expansion of its operations in Bucharest, adding a second aircraft to its base at Băneasa Airport starting this October. The airline will relocate nine routes from Otopeni to Băneasa, five of which will be operated exclusively from the secondary airport. At the same time, six new routes will […]
The annual inflation rate in Romania rose to 5.7% in June, up from 5.45% in May, according to data published on Friday, July 11, by the National Institute of Statistics. It is the highest level this year. The consumer price index, compared to May, was 0.45%. The inflation rate from the beginning of the year, […]
A taxi driver who refused to pick up a passenger at Bucharest’s Henri Coandă International Airport on Thursday night, citing the rule that prohibits the second car in line from leaving the queue, was fined and had his professional license suspended, according to the Romanian Police. Local news channel Digi24...
Local authorities in Buzău County, in the south-east of Romania, announced the opening for traffic of the new bridge over the Buzău River on Friday, July 11. At over 1.3 km in length, it is the second-longest road bridge in the country and is part of the Lot 1 Buzău – Vadu Pașii of the […]
