The Transport Ministry suspends Metrorex funding / CFR Călători risks having its funding blocked due to its unapproved budget

Metrorex can no longer access funds from the state budget, while CFR Călători risks ending up in the same situation after the 2026 revenue and expenditure budgets were not approved on time. The Transport Ministry’s decision was communicated on Monday, September 7, 2026, in the case of the metro operator.

The Railway Transport Directorate rejected Metrorex’s request to open budget credits worth 63.458 million lei, citing the provisions of Government Ordinance No. 26/2013. The legislation provides for the suspension of budget allocations until the company’s budget is approved.

The legal deadline is 150 days from the entry into force of the state budget law, published on March 27, 2026. Metrorex is requesting compensation of more than 1.27 billion lei for this year, while the draft revenue and expenditure budget provided for a subsidy of 761.49 million lei. The company estimates losses of 431.29 million lei, 38.21% above the 2025 level.

Interim Transport Minister Radu Miruță rejected the proposed options, considering the losses too high. CFR Călători is facing a similar deadlock: its budget has not been approved by government decision, and the minister challenged the inclusion of revenues considered uncertain.||||Călători is facing a similar deadlock: its budget has not been approved by government decision, and the minister challenged the inclusion of revenues considered uncertain. The latter should be read in context as the minister questioned the inclusion of revenue sources deemed uncertain, not necessarily the entire budget. The phrasing is already accurate: “the inclusion of revenues considered uncertain.” Ensure Romanian diacritics in names are preserved. Final output must be valid JSON, and no extra text may be included. The slug cannot be translated because the input is the literal placeholder `{{slug}}`; retain the placeholder exactly. Preserve paragraph breaks with `

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