When asked, during an appearance on Antena 3 CNN, whether the Government will raise any taxes to make the necessary adjustments to the deficit, Nazare answered categorically: „We have not discussed tax increases. Although this information exists in the public space, I can confirm to you now, we have not discussed other tax increases or anything additional to what we currently know.”
The minister specified that the statement refers to discussions held at the informal Ecofin Council meeting in Copenhagen, where he spoke with his European counterparts.
Regarding the journalist’s question about the lack of implementation of measures promised by the coalition, such as layoffs in public administration, Nazare explained that „the role of the Ministry of Finance is to manage the current situation in such a way that the fiscal-budgetary targets are in full agreement with Romania’s commitments.”
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