Calin Popescu-Tariceanu is sure the MPs will pass the draft on the 2008 state budget. Yesterday he said he had respect for any opposition party's right to make suggestions about it, claiming he didn't mind debate on it because he wanted to see "what political parties are willing to promote".When asked how the draft would pass, given a possibility such as political groups in the opposition coming up with their own projects on the 2008 budget, the PM answered:
"I am surprised that the Social-Democrat Party, who had power, doesn't know that it is the government who elaborates the budget draft and the Parliament receives it. There is no other budget project. Of course I respect the right of any party in the opposition to come up with its own approach to the budget. We are going to talk about it".The PM opined every parliamentary party had the means to proceed to a contribution, but, he added, the budget was mainly the way the government would present it and it enjoyed large consensus.
PM Tariceanu also argued:
"I don't think anyone will oppose the need for finance and investments in education and transport infrastructure, health, agriculture, social protection and environment. I think this debate on the budget will finally be more substantial than all this political story lasting for about a month and a half. The budget does not belong to Tariceanu, to the finance minister or to the government. It is called the budget of Romania. Romania needs it not only to pay pensions, unlike what a Social-Democrat as notorious as Ioan Sarbu claims. (...) I am telling you the MPs will pass the budget. We won't deadlock an entire country because the Social-Democrats are now too hot with the bill success".The official commented he was expecting the debate on it to be "the main political debate of the year". (...)
Corina Scarlat
Ziua monday 8 october 2007 http://www.ziua.net/english
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