Moldovan government amends law on 2015 state social insurances budget

Chisinau, 15 October /MOLDPRES/- The cabinet today amended the law on the state social insurances budget for 2015, the government’s communication and media relations department has reported.

The amendments were based on the examination of the budget’s revenues and expenses in 2015, as well as on the analysis of the beneficiary quota’s dynamics and medium sizes. Macro-economic forecasts for 2015-2017 have also been taken into account. Thus, an amount of 141 million 335,900 lei will be used to increase the budget incomes by 13 billion 619,651,300 lei. Expenditures will be raised from 13 billion 566,472,800 lei to 13 billion 670,598,100 lei.

Stat budget transfers to cover the social insurance budget deficit will decrease from 1 billion 162,815,800 lei to 1 billion 062,815.8 lei.

Following today’s amendment to the law on the 2015 state budget, the minimum monthly revenue was raised from 765 lei to 900 lei. With these amendments, an additional estimate number of 29,500 families will be added to the Social Aid Programme, which already has 43,000 beneficiaries. Also, approximately 130,000 families will receive social aid during the cold season of the year, against a number of 120,000 families, already set for 2015-2016. 

(Editor M. Jantovan)