Bolojan attacked by subordinates: budget raises questions about economic realism

The unionists have published a press release criticizing the government’s draft budget, which they consider „an exercise in accounting optimism paid for by the population.” In addition, the union members believe that „the draft state budget law for 2026 proposed by the government led by Ilie-Gavril Bolojan raises serious questions about the economic realism and legal responsibility of the budget structure.”

„The budget law is not an accounting table or an image exercise, but the main instrument through which the state transforms economic forecasts into legal obligations and real limits on public spending. That is why the first condition of a budget is realism. From this point of view, the draft for 2026 starts with a major vulnerability: questionable macroeconomic foundations. The government is building the budget on the assumption of a nominal GDP of approximately 2,045 billion lei, real economic growth of only 1%, and budget revenues of approximately 736.5 billion lei. In a...