Teachers "are not obliged to declare private lessons"

Prime Minister Emil Boc argues that the request of the school inspectorate and National Agency for Fiscal Administration in Arad according to which teachers have to submit a form to NAFA, declaring on oath whether they are giving private lessons or not, is just "an excess of zeal".

Emil Boc stated in an interview for Radio România Actualităţi that a teacher who gives private lessons is obliged to submit to NAFA only the 200 form, regarding the gained income, and pay the afferent tax.

"There is no law that obliges a teacher to declare on oath whether they are giving private lessons or not. The law only obliges them to declare to the National Agency for Fiscal Administration, in case they are giving private lessons, the profit they had and pay the tax", added the Prime Minister.

A few days ago, the teachers in Arad received forms in which they had to declare whether they are giving private lessons or not after school hours or if they have any other activities out of which they earn money; the action was considered abusive by the teachers.

In schools in Arad, directors distributed forms that had "Declaration" written on them, in which teachers had to indicate if they have other sources of income besides school hours.
The action should be carried out on a period of a few weeks, during which about 5,000 teachers should fill out the declarations.

Military people with full active service will not be affected by the recalculation of pensions

Prime Minister Emil Boc gave assurances that no military pension below 3,000 lei received by rightfully retired military people, "was not and will not be diminished".

The Head of the Government explained that, for military people that have retired early, "who were able to practice other professions also", pensions will be calculated and granted in relation to the contribution paid to the budget.

Recently, the Prime Minister’s declaration has been strengthened by the declarations of the Head of the Financial-Accountancy Directorate in the Ministry of Military Defense, General Maria Lupu, who stated that, according to data obtained so far, military pensions below 3,000 lei, which rightfully retired military people benefit of, haven’t been diminished.

She also gave assurances that for 80 percent of military people with incomplete military service, with pensions below 3,000 lei, reductions haven’t been applied either.

"First Home" programme will continue in 2011

Asked about the "First Home’ programme, the Prime Minister stated that it would continue this year also, respecting the established limit of 200 million euros, which will be supplemented when exhausted; the final decision will be made in the Government meeting on Wednesday.

"In 2011 the programme will have a 200 million euros threshold which will be extended once it has been exhausted".

In the second phase of the "First Home" programme, launched at the beginning of 2010, the state guarantied loans for house purchases worth up to 60,000 euros for old buildings or buildings that have just started being built, and 70,000 euros for apartment buildings that haven’t yet started to be built, and buyers organized in associations have benefited of a guarantee of 75,000 euros each, for new homes.

In this context, the Prime Minister announced that the Executive will provide support to young people who want to open their first business.

The budget for this project is of approximately ten millions euros, and according to calculations, this amount will support at least a thousand companies.

Translated by: Manuela Stancu
MA Student, MTTLC, Bucharest University