The education system has not been yet affected by the world economic crisis, said the head of the General Division of Education, Youth and Sport of Chisinau. At a meeting with school principals, Tatiana Nagnibeda-Tverdohleb said that the teachers will be paid the salaries and leave on time, Info-Prim Neo reports. “I don’t understand why there is such a panic. There will be no layoffs and no salary cuts. The collections into the budget are lower and there are difficulties, but we must be calm. The payments will be made in stages, as until present,” Tatiana Nagnibeda-Tverdohleb said. She added that the teachers will continue to receive the 20% bonus approved by the Chisinau Municipal Council at the start of the year. “We receive the same amounts of money from the budget as until present,” the director of “Petru Movila” High School Svetlana Tirosco said. “The parents continue to provide assistance through the agency of public associations in the same amounts. Everything depends on the future situation in the country. If we have political and economic stability, everything will be just fine,” she added. “The salaries in our school are paid in time. The crisis did not affect us. We hope that the situation will not change in the future,” said Tamara Osadciuc, principal of the Secondary School No. 84 in Durlesti town. Tatiana Piterschi, director of the Theatrical School “Ion Luca Caragiale” situated in Rascani district of Chisinau, said that any crisis can be overcome with good mood, adding that the teachers are supported morally.