AP: Govt defends tax changes that led to wage cuts

Romania's labor minister is defending a tax and wage overhaul that has created uncertainty and led to pay cuts, AP correspondent reports. Labor Minister Lia Olguta Vasilescu said Tuesday the overhaul was designed in part to address anomalies that resulted in some public sector workers receiving disproportionately high pay. She says 3 percent of public workers have seen wage cuts since Jan. 1, with some salaries dropping by 40 ...

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