The Ministry of Education and Research is introducing a mechanism through which schools with a deficit of funds for salary payments could receive additional resources, in the context where some institutions risk not being able to cover their personnel expenses from the allocations approved for the year 2026. The solution involves redistributing the savings made in other educational institutions towards schools in difficulty, reports IPN.

The measure is included in a draft resolution developed by the Ministry of Education, subject to public consultations. The document stipulates that second-level local public authorities will be able to transfer savings from personnel expenses to institutions with wage deficits. Schools will also be able to use their own savings to cover these expenses.

The authorities explain the need for intervention due to the effects of funding calculated based on the standard cost per student. The reduction in the number of children and students has led to a decrease in allocations for some institutions, especially those with small staff numbers.

The interim Minister, Dan Perciun, says that the allocation of additional funds for such schools is an annual practice. According to him, interventions are usually made in the months of June-July for institutions that fail to cover their wage obligations from the funding calculated per student.

A similar mechanism is proposed for early education institutions as well. Local authorities will be able to redistribute available resources between categories of expenses or between institutions, to avoid delays in salary payments.