9,000 jobless after government agencies reorganization

The decision taken by the Romanian authorities to cut the number of government agencies to 113 from a total 226 will leave 8,971 people jobless and cut budget costs by an annual EUR 52 million.
The Government said that 114 out of 226 agencies, authorities, administrations and offices, have been disbanded, merged or restructured.
The measures of reorganization take by the Romanian government will cut 10,554 jobs within the public sector. The government also estimates it will save about EUR 52 million a year.
What is even more, about 5,400 employees of the state-owned companies under the authority of Romanian Ministry of Economy will be laid off by the end of the year.
30 state-owned companies subordinated to the Economy Ministry will be reorgonized, while 14 research institutes under the ministry's authority will be merged into two units and will receive no subsidies as of January 1, 2010, minister of economy Adrian Videanu said




















































