PM Emil Boc: a general strike can endanger the payment of salaries and pensions even if we do not have problems at the time

As the unique salary scheme law enters into force, noone will suffer a decrease in salaries, PM Emil Boc declared on Monday. He explained that even though there were declarations saying that the salaries of professors will drop by 40%, this is not true. He underlined that a general strike could endanger the payment of salaries and pensions even if, at the time, the government has no problem in paying for it.

Here are the most important declarations

• There is no reason that would justify a general strike. Salaries will not decrease and in some cases will increase

• Entries in the Health and Education sectors will be encourages

• The salary increase in the budgetary system will increase by 56% between 2010- 2015

• Professors, doctors and public servants will witness an accelerated increase

• The government is open to the social dialogue

• A strike is not the solution for the current situation. A general strike can endanger the payment of salaries and pensions even if at the moment there is no problem

• The stability of the country is endangered by the strikes

• The budgetary sector was least affected by the crisis

• We are open to find solutions to the problems Romanians are dealing with

• I urge you to think rationally and attempt to find a solution together, through dialogue