The general manager of the National Road Administration Danila Bucsa expressed his surprise at the inclusion of the regie he leads on the list of Emergency Ordinance no. 58/2000. “We do not have arrears because we spend just as much money as the Government gives us,” he told Ziarul Financiar. The gross average salary within AND stands at approximately 2.7 million lei.
In his turn, the general director of Metrorex, Gheorghe Udriste, admits that the underground exploitation regie holds arrears, under the form of debts to suppliers, but says that these are determined by the low level of the subsidy received from the state. “For this year, we requested a subsidy of 600 billion lei and we only got 250 billion lei, 20 billion lei less than last year,” Udriste told us. He specified that Metrorex does not hold any kind of debts to the state budget.
The general director of Termoelectrica, Ovidiu Pop, says that he cannot comment on the stipulations of the ordinance because he has not read it yet. “I will wait for it to be published in the Official Gazette and then we will see what we will do to curb arrears,” Pop said.
In his turn, Electrica deputy manager, Theodor Firican, says he cannot specify the level of arrears as long as Conel is undergoing a split operation and it is not known yet who will take over “historical” debt. “At present, financial and patrimony commissions are being set up and they will analyse the situation,” Firican told us.
The management of the National Lignite Company Oltenia (CNLO) Targu Jiu admits that the income/expenses budget for this year includes an increase of the salary fund by over 25 percent, but maintains that it is justified by the rise in labour productivity. “The salary fund goes up by 32 percent, amid productivity rise of 42 percent, and therefore I considered this is a balanced budget,” CNLO general director, Gavril Baican, told us.
“The piece of news is erroneous, the regie balance was approved without any debates and I will not comment on this information,” said Costel Toma, director of Galati Free Area.
Siderurgica director Gheorghe Pogea says that the income/expenses budget is drawn up “in the spirit” of Emergency Ordinance 58.
“In real terms, a 34 percent rise in productivity will be registered during the second half as compared to the first half, and we can therefore afford to operate a salary raise within this limit,” Pogea also said.