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I, as prime minister, we extended in 2020 the entry into force of the provisions of the Administrative Code and also Prime Minister Cîțu extended the entry into force" True ![\\"Barometer](\\" content/themes/factual/images/barometer.svg\\"/) Social Date of verification: 09.06.2021 Source of the claim: DIGI 24 Tweet ## Context After USR PLUS co-chairman Dan Barna criticized the abstention from the PNL at the vote for eliminating the mayors' special pensions, on June 4 2021, Ludovic Orban - the president of the PNL - stated that: "Currently, no special pensions are paid for mayors. I, as prime minister, we extended in 2020 the entry into force of the provisions of the Administrative Code and also Prime Minister Cîțu extended the entry into force". ## What do we check? If the mayors receive special pensions, if the term has been extended and who has done this ## Verification In July 2019, the government led by Viorica Dăncilă issued an ordinance of emergency concerning the administrative code and which included the granting of a "age allowances for the mayor, vice-mayor, president of the county council and vice president of the county council" (art. 210). Later, in January 2020, the government, led at the time by Ludovic Orban, a adopted another emergency ordinance, which aimed, among other things, at the suspension granting allowances for local elected officials until January 1, 2021. On December 30, 2020, the government, led this time by Florin Cîțu, a passed another ordinance by which the suspension was extended until early 2022. On June 3, 2021, in the "Commission for human rights, religions and problems national minorities", the legislative proposal initiated by USR senators and deputies, for the repeal of art. 210 of GEO no. 57/2019 regarding the Administrative Code. The proposal was voted only by USR PLUS MPs. PSD parliamentarians, UDMR and PNL abstained from the vote, and therefore it did not meet the required number of votes. Thus, at this moment, special pensions for mayors are suspended, but not removed from the legislation ## Conclusion Ludovic Orban's statement is true. Mayors do not receive in this moment of special pensions. They were successively suspended by the governments of Orban and how much The provision has not been removed from the legislation, and in the absence of new ones regulations, it may enter into force on January 1, 2022. ### LAST STATEMENT CHECKS Anna Birchall: "(...) 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Currently no special pensions are paid for mayors I as prime minister extended in 2020 the entry into force of the provisions of the Administrative Code and also prime minister Cîțu extended the entry into force