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Romanian Premier Boc Replaces Six Ministers Amid Criticism Over Austerity [Sep 02, 2010] Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc replaced six ministers in his Cabinet, including the finance and economy ministers, amid criticism over austerity measures aimed at meeting international bailout conditions. [via YahooNews] More >>

Embattled Romanian premier reshuffles cabinet - Summary [Sep 02, 2010] Bucharest - Romania's embattled Prime Minister Emil Boc on Thursday fired three ministers from his cabinet, the sacked officials told reporters. Agriculture Minister Mihail Dumitru told reporters after meeting Boc that the premier fired him and that several other cabinet members were to follow. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Finance Minister Says He Will Be Replaced in `Political' Decision [Sep 02, 2010] Romanian Finance Minister Sebastian Vladescu said he will be replaced as part of a ?political? decision, he said in a phone interview today after meeting with Prime Minister Emil Boc. [via YahooNews] More >>

Embattled Romanian premier to reshuffle cabinet, says minister [Sep 02, 2010] Bucharest - Romania's embattled Prime Minister Emil Boc is set to reshuffle his cabinet and replace the heads of key ministries, Agriculture Minister Mihail Dumitru said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Prime Minister Boc to Reshuffle Cabinet After Meeting President [Sep 01, 2010] Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said he plans to reshuffle his cabinet after meeting with President Traian Basescu and his party. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian gov't to keep deficit target unchanged despite unexpected hardships: PM [Aug 05, 2010] Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday that his government will keep the deficit target unchanged for this year and the coming two years, despite the unexpected hardships. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian PM optimistic about receiving new loan from IMF, EC [Aug 05, 2010] Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday that he is optimistic about the country's receiving the next disbursements of the stand-by loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Commission (EC), scheduled for September. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania would not recognise Kosovos independence [Jul 25, 2010] Tokes calls for Szeklers Land autonomy. Romania has a Constitution, and this is not to be interpreted, it is to be respected, PM Boc said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Stands By Flat Tax, [Jul 20, 2010] During a recent gathering of small- and medium-sized enterprises in Bucharest, Romanias Prime Minister Emil Boc announced government plans to maintain the flat tax of 16% imposed on income and profits, while also confirming plans to abolish the minimum tax from the autumn. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania faces millions in flood damage, considers raising deficit [Jul 18, 2010] Bucharest - Floods that gripped Romania for weeks have caused more than 400 million euros (517 million dollars) in damage, the Interfax news agency quoted Prime Minister Emil Boc as saying Sunday during a video conference call with regional leaders. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian government cuts state secretaries, subprefects [Jul 15, 2010] Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Wednesday signed a decree to lay off 17 state secretaries at ministries and announced that the positions of subprefect will be cut by half. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania to raise VAT to 24% [Jun 26, 2010] BUCHAREST Romania will raise the VAT tax levied on goods and services to 24 percent from 19 percent to curb the public deficit and obtain a crucial IMF loan disbursement, Prime Minister Emil Boc said on Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania to raise VAT to 24 pct to curb deficit [Jun 26, 2010] BUCHAREST -Romania will raise the VAT tax levied on goods and services to 24 percent from 19 percent to curb the public deficit and obtain a crucial IMF loan disbursement, Prime Minister Emil Boc said on Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Business : Romania to hike VAT to 24%, IMF to meet June 30 [Jun 26, 2010] BUCHAREST - Romanias centrist coalition government will hike value added tax by 5 percentage points to 24 percent as of July 1, moving to unlock a 20 billion euros IMF-led aid package, Prime Minister Emil Boc said on Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania to raise VAT to 24 pct to curb deficit [Jun 26, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romania will raise the VAT tax levied on goods and services to 24 percent from 19 percent to curb the public deficit and obtain a crucial IMF loan disbursement, Prime Minister Emil Boc said on Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania to raise VAT to 24 pct to curb deficit: PM [Jun 26, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romania will raise the VAT tax to 24 percent from 19 percent in order to curb the public deficit and obtain a crucial IMF loan disbursement, Prime Minister Emil Boc said on Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania prepares options to cut deficit: PM [Jun 25, 2010] Romania is working on "alternative measures" with IMF and EU officials to cut the public deficit after the country's austerity plan was ruled partly "unconstitutional" on Friday, Prime minister Emil Boc said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania prepares options to cut deficit: PM [Jun 25, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romania is working on & quot;alternative measures & quot; with IMF and EU officials to cut the public deficit after the country's austerity plan was ruled partly & quot;unconstitutional & quot; on Friday, Prime minister Emil Boc said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Needs to Borrow 3 Billion Euros This Year, Boc Says [Jun 09, 2010] June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Romania needs to borrow as much as 3 billion euros this year even if it receives all of the expected funding from its international bailout loan, Prime Minister Emil Boc said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian premier to push through budget cuts [Jun 07, 2010] Bucharest - Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Monday staked the fate of his government on pushing through painful budget cuts in an effort to get the country's deficit under control.... [via YahooNews] More >>