The value of meal vouchers for a day of work is to be raised to 70 lei. The Parliament’s commission on public administration and commission on culture, education, research, youth, sport and the media endorsed a legislative proposal to this effect, IPN reports.

The bill authors, a group of PAS MPs, said that the nominal value of a meal voucher is not in line with the formula set by the calculation mechanism as this remained unchanged since 2019.

“The bill ensures compliance with the market prices that continue to rise, the meal vouchers being also an instrument for supporting the employees amid the energy crisis, increases in fuel prices and unprecedented inflation. By raising the nominal value of meal vouchers, the financial possibilities of households, primarily those with low incomes, will increase significantly,” says the note to the bill.

The sponsors of the bill also suggest diversifying the payment methods in the case of meal vouchers.