The chairman of the National Liberal Party (PNL), Senate president Nicolae Ciuca, declared on Thursday for private TV broadcaster B1 TV, that no tax will increase until the end of the year.

„At this moment I can tell you that no tax will increase until the end of the year, and reducing the deficit can only be done by reducing budget expenditures and increasing the level of collection. At this moment we can state that in accordance with the plan from the Ministry of Finance, the collection was 100% fulfilled, in some situations the plan was exceeded, unfortunately the expenses also exceeded the provisions of the budget, which is why the reduction of budget expenses is absolutely mandatory,” Ciuca said.

He recalled that by October 15, the government must present a plan of fiscal measures to reduce the deficit for the next seven years and added that the reduction of budget expenditures is one of the main solutions, while „space must be left for investments, because they ensure economic development”.

Ciuca added that does not believe that new taxes should be imposed, in any case on the business environment, which is the „heart of the economy”.

AGERPRES