Higher salaries for public sector employees as of September

Public sector employees could benefit from higher salaries as of September, once the new wage law comes into force. Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu made the statement, noting that among the categories targeted are teachers and doctors.

The Prime Minister mentioned that the law is expected to be finalized in the summer and then applied from September.

“Yesterday and today we held discussions, we will soon move to public debates, we have the first draft wage law, which we will now analyze, and we will try to adopt this new wage law as soon as possible, so that starting from September we can provide a salary increase for all categories of public sector employees. Teachers, doctors and other categories are targeted first. The law will be finalized around June and the increases will be applied from the moment it enters into force. So the increases, indexations and new salaries will be applied approximately from September,” he said at TV show.

Alexandru Munteanu also noted that pensions for the elderly will be indexed by 6.8 percent starting from this April. At the same time, the Prime Minister underlined that the Government’s main objective is to ensure robust economic growth so that citizens’ incomes increase.

“Still, we are working on boosting economic growth. I want this to be understood by everyone. We need a growing economy. We have adopted the ‘Responsible Investment Budget’, we have increased capital investments by 55% precisely to stimulate the economy. We are seeing the first positive signals, we have economic growth. I hope that by mid-year this growth will accelerate, which will mean higher revenues. So we will have a larger room for maneuver than we have now,” the official stressed.

At the same time, Munteanu emphasized that another priority of the Government is increasing investments, with options being examined for attracting investments in sectors such as finance, agriculture, manufacturing industries and high-tech.

“The results of our work will be seen soon. There are several projects currently under way,” he said.

He also noted that macroeconomic forecasts indicate that inflation in 2026 will be lower than last year.

“I cannot tell you what inflation will be at the end of the year, but according to all macroeconomic forecasts, inflation this year will be lower than the previous year,” he explained.

According to preliminary statistical data, the national economy recorded in 2025 a growth of approximately 2.7%, exceeding the initial forecasts of international partners. This growth was supported by positive developments in agriculture, construction, IT, trade, energy, social services and the financial sector. A key indicator of economic consolidation is the 22% increase in investments, which have become the main engine of growth, as well as the almost 5% advance in industrial production.