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Ioana Dogioiu accuses the PSD of blocking the budget revision and putting pressure on the Finance Minister to alter the economic data

Raluca Ioana Draghici

27 October 2026, 18:27

Politics

Ioana Dogioiu / FOTO: Inquam Photos / George Călin

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Former spokesperson for the Bolojan Government, Ioana Dogioiu, launched an attack on Tuesday evening, October 27, against the PSD ministers in the cabinet led by Luca Niculescu, amid the deadlock over the budget rectification. She claims that the Social Democrats’ request for Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare to present the “real figures” concerning the financial inheritance represents a form of political pressure.

In a message posted on Facebook, Dogioiu warns that altering or distorting the presentation of economic indicators could affect Romania’s credibility in the eyes of rating agencies and international partners. According to her, the Finance Minister would be facing a difficult choice: either he accepts the reinterpretation of the data, or the PSD maintains the administrative deadlock.

The dispute is taking place as several ministries are requesting funds to pay salaries and keep the healthcare system operating until the end of the year. Dogioiu says that the PSD’s refusal to support the rectification before obtaining concessions risks paralyzing the Government’s activity and intensifying pressure on the national economy.

Context: the PNL–PSD dispute over the deficit and “real figures” escalated through accusations of manipulation between the cash and ESA indicators

Before the deadlock over the budget rectification, the conflict between the PNL and PSD over the deficit was fueled by mutual accusations related to the way the indicators were calculated and presented. The PNL claims that the PSD uses Eurostat data “based on different methodologies,” citing a deficit of 9.2% of GDP for Romania in the second quarter of 2026, while the liberals state that, for the first six months, the deficit is 2% (cash) and 3.4% (ESA).

For its part, the PSD denied manipulation and argued that the deficit calculated according to the European ESA methodology is higher than that reported under the cash system, also citing Eurostat data: 9.2% for Romania (the second quarter of 2026) compared with 3.5% in the EU and 3.3% in the euro area. Meanwhile, Ilie Bolojan accused the PSD of preparing “excuses” for a possible failure to meet the deficit target, citing Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s forecasts for 2026.