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Doubling of child allowance's law, promulgated by president Iohannis

President, Klaus Iohannis has promulgated on Monday the Law on approving the Government Emergency Ordinance (OUG) no. 65/2014 for the modification and completion of some normative acts, through which the child allowance is doubled, from 42 to 84 lei (rd 18.9 euro).

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Chamber passes doubling of child allowances

The Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday passed a draft law approving Government Emergency Ordinance 65/2014 that includes an amendment of the Opposition National Liberal Party (PNL) for child allowance to increase from RON 42 to RON 84.

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The draft passed 332 to 2 abstentions.

PM Ponta: I think doubling child benefits is good, yet it costs us a yearly 1.8 bln lei

Premier Victor Ponta said on Wednesday that "from a strictly social-democratic viewpoint," doubling the child benefits seems a good thing, but he cautioned that the budget impact of such a measure is 1.8 billion lei annually, and those who proposed it didn't also indicate the funding sources.

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