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| SALARIES AND CONFUSION 12/11/2008 |
| (2008-11-12) |
| Last updated: 2008-11-13 15:53 EET |
Representatives of political parties didn’t participate in the meeting convened by prime minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu, as the election campaign is in full swing, Romanians being expected to the polls on November the 30th. The Prime Minister claims party leaders have treated the agreement on the salaries of state employees in a party-serving manner, after parliamentary parties expressed support for drafting a single salary law for this category of employees. Calin Popescu Traiceanu says the new salary law is well- drafted, in line with EU norms. Calin Popescu Tariceanu:
”First of all, the law should have a unitary character and should regulate the salaries of all categories of personnel that are paid from public funds; secondly, the ratio between the minimum basic salary and the maximum basic salary of public sector employees should be brought closer to European norms, that is 1 to 16, as compared to 1 to 29, as is the case now; furthermore, it is extremely important to grant salary raises in accordance with macro-economic indicators and in keeping with the evolution of social indicators.”
However, the opposition is accusing the prime minister of having tolerated, during his term in office, a disproportionate increase in the salaries of managers of state-owned companies and of having tried to increase small salaries, in a populist drive, at the same time transferring the whole responsibility to the future cabinet. In another move, Tariceanu is held responsible for not having accepted to grant a 50% increase in the salary of the teaching staff starting October, as his government issued an ordinance which blocked the implementation of the law promulgated by the president, against the backdrop of the world financial crisis. Not only politicians but also some trade union federations chose not to attend the meeting convened by the prime minister on Tuesday. The “Sed Lex” trade union leader, Vasile Marica explains why:
”We believe that this government doesn’t have many things left to offer and the following cabinet will change all the rules of the game. So, we have decided to go on strike in January, after the parliamentary elections.”
The government has taken the initiative to debate the salary law for public sector employees rather late, at the end of its term in office. The month of November, the month when Romanians elect a new parliament and a new cabinet is formed, is full of confusion for everyone; the liberal government appears to be making last minute, desperate efforts, in an attempt to increase its popularity rate. The ordinance to postpone the enforcement of the law on the 50% salary increase for the teaching staff was followed by another one which, confusingly enough, annuls the first one and provides for a gradual increase, of up to28%, in the salaries of the teaching staff. It is considered that the money is given by the government and not by parliament, against the backdrop of the traditional fight for power at high level. Confronted this week with a censure motion in parliament and with a wave of strikes, the government is just extending the state of confusion on the Romanian political scene, deepening the feeling of disappointment experienced by a large number of people, who are called to the polls on November the 30th.
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