The salaries, pensions and other social benefits will be paid on time as these are a priority, assured the Party of Specialists (PSRM). In a press release, the party notes that the Ministry of Finance managed to access the over 4 million lei provided by the International Monetary Fund, IPN reports.

According to the PSRM, the costs that are to be financed with the €200m loan offered by Russia following the amendment of the state budget are yet in danger. “If this financing is blocked by the Constitutional Court, the Government will have to come with amendments to Parliament and to cut by over 4 billion lei the spending for the national economy, jobs intended for the citizens who returned from abroad and some of the social and investment costs,” says the PSRM’s press release.

The ruling party stated that if the 4 billion lei (equal to the €200m Russian loan) does not reach Moldova’s budget, the Government will have to abandon the repair of roads, the subsidization of interest rates on loans granted to business entities, the VAT refund program intended for businesses and the allocation of additional funds for the healthcare system.

The government coalition appreciates and welcomes the foreign assistance provided to Moldova by the foreign partners, namely the International Monetary Fund, the European Union, the World Bank, the Russian Federation, Turkey. The official Chisinau is also grateful for the support announced by Romania on the tenth anniversary of the strategic partnership with Moldova: teams of doctors, masks, sanitary supplies and medicines will be soon transported to Chisinau, runs the press release.

Four days ago, President Igor Dodon said that if the Constitutional Court, at the request of the parliamentary opposition, blocks the laws adopted by Parliament, public sector employees’ salaries and pensions will not be paid as of May 1.