The salary system in the Republic of Moldova is inappropriate and the authorities should hasten the reform in the field, Dumitru Budianschi, programs director at the Independent Analytical Center “Expert-Grup”, said in a news conference at IPN, where a relevant study was presented.

According to Dumitru Budianschi, the current salary system in Moldova is complex and confused. The remuneration of budget-funded employees generates social inequity and do not provide the state institutions with skilled personnel.

“In our country, there is such a practice that the people who work in the public sector should do it gratis, with very low salaries. Highly-qualified persons work in the budget-funded sector, but their salaries are at the level of the average official pay,” stated Dumitru Budianschi.

The Center’s economist Tatiana Savva said the current salary system is non-attractive, non-transparent and discriminatory against the personnel from the real sector, first of all young specialists. “This does not meet the main requirements of employers and employees owing to the complex legal framework. The institutional framework has limited capacities to manage the system and to set tasks and priorities for this,” stated Tatiana Savva.

The experts said the reform of the salary system should come with substantial amendment proposals and should clearly name the main player that can take systemic financial decisions. They recommend adjusting the salaries of budget-funded employees to the realities on the labor market both in terms of requirements and performance and of pays closer to the salaries in the real sector of the economy.