Minister of Agriculture requests budget allocations unchanged from last year
Articol de Radiojurnal, 03 Februarie 2026, 16:26
Minister of Agriculture Florin Barbu is requesting allocations in this year's state budget at the same level as the funds received by the ministry last year, namely 25 billion lei, to continue programs in all agricultural sectors and to support farmers.
Speaking before the Chamber of Deputies' Agriculture Committee, he said that in 2025 the ministry attracted more European funds than it received from the government through the state budget.
Florin Barbu: This is the first time a ministry has attracted the same amount of money from the European Union as was allocated on January 1. So, basically, the Ministry of Agriculture had no impact on the state budget in 2025, so we were allocated 25 billion, and we attracted 25 billion from the European Union. The discussions are a bit heated, advanced, and on the budget side. I have requested a single budget: to be the same as in January 2025. That is what I have requested, based on the same structure that I am requesting for that budget through which we can continue all the programs we have.
The state budget is expected to be debated in parliament by the end of this month, after it is adopted by the government.
Translated by: Radu Matei
