As a result of the implementation of the new salary law, no budget-funded employee will receive a lower salary than the current one. The salaries will rise or will remain at the current level. Of the about 200,000 employees covered by the given law, 150,000 will have higher pays, the secretary general of state at the Ministry of Finance Ion Chicu was quoted by IPN as saying in a news conference.

The official said higher salaries will be paid in January for December. The salaries of healthcare and education sector employees, who now have the lowest pays, will rise by 25%. Based on the new law, the pay gap between different categories of salary earners will decrease from 1:33 to 1:15. “The high qualifications of accountants, employees of state institutions and others is key for the successful implementation and ensuring of correct calculation,” stated the secretary general of state.

The Ministry of Finance drafted a Government decision concerning the methodology of calculating pays based on the new salary law. Also, the 2,700 institutions covered by the new salary law should work out internal regulations on the performance bonus for each employee according to the model proposed by the Ministry of Finance.

A call center with the number 080001525 was launched to ensure the efficient implementation of the law. This is intended mainly for managers and accountants of institutions who have questions concerning the implementation of the new law.

A sum of 14. 9 billion lei will be allocated next year for raising the salaries of public sector employees.