The Deputies approved the law concerning the fiscal amnesty

The Chamber of Deputies adopted on Tuesday with 234 votes "for" and no vote against, the draft law regarding amnesty for approximately 300,000 public officials forced to return bonuses earned in 2009 and 2010, says the editor of Radio Romania Actualităţi, Iulia Gherman.

Public officials will not be obliged to return the bonuses earned during the period 2008 - 2010, according to the tax amnesty law adopted by the Chamber of Deputies.

The Social Liberal Union (USL), Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) and Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) voted for this law, considering it a repairing one.

According to the editor Iulia Gherman, all parliamentary representatives have shown that voting this draft law is "an act of justice".

Initiated by the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) specifies that it is approved the exemption from payment of revenues representing salary amounts that public sector staff must return, as a result of tax decisions issued by employers as a finding consequence of damages by the Court of Accounts.

The deputy László Borbély said that the bonuses were given according to collective labour contracts and reclaimed because of changing legislation.

"It's about hundred thousand people working in the budgetary sector and who were withheld certain rights from wages for years, enjoyed under the CCM and agreements approved by local councils," said László Borbély.

Social Democratic Party (PSD) deputies agreed with this draft law.

"It is only fair that, when the idea is positive, it is beneficial to all citizens to be of one mind. I greet unanimity this time, it is still a normative act approved unanimously in Parliament. There have started to operate other principles." said Marian Neacsu.

The Chamber of Deputies is for decision- making in case of this draft law, it will be sent for promulgation.

Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) filed on 20 March, at Parliament, the draft law on amnesty for 300,000 public officials forced to return bonuses earned in 2009-2010, said Laszlo Borbely at that time.

The Government led by Ungureanu was committed, by the government program to approve this year the draft law on amnesty for public officials after Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) called the measure for public servants obliged by the Court to return the salary bonuses.


Translated by Ioana Vioreanu
MTTLC, Bucharest University