The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) ordered the reinstatement of the amount of 7,940.17 thousand lei saved in the process of organizing and conducting the early parliamentary elections of July 11 this year in the Government's reserve fund.
After the completion of all actions aimed at organizing and conducting the early parliamentary elections of July 11, 2021, savings in the amount of 7,940.17 thousand lei were formed.
Thus, CEC saved the amount of 4 833.4 thousand lei for the remuneration of Commission officials and persons contracted during the election period, for the purchase of election materials and documents, including ballot papers, the purchase price of which was much lower, at services for the reception and service of official delegations, transport services and other types of expenditure which have been waived or significant savings have been possible.
Also in this context, the Center for Continuous Education in the Electoral Field saved the amount of 677.4 thousand lei planned for the remuneration of trainers, the purchase of training materials, in the context in which the training took place online.
At the same time, the electoral councils saved the amount of 2,429.37 thousand lei for the indemnity of the electoral officials actually employed in the electoral bureaus, for the purchase of fuel and the payment of travel expenses, due to the decrease in the number of effective trips, as well as for the purchase of other materials.
We remind you that for the organization and conduct of the early parliamentary elections of July 11, 2021, the Central Electoral Commission was allocated financial means in the amount of 92,468.0 thousand lei, and in fact, 84,527.83 thousand lei were capitalized. After the restoration in the reserve fund, the financial means saved by CEC in the amount of 7,940.17 thousand lei, can be used by the Government to respond promptly to certain financing needs in unpredictable and exceptional situations.