www.mediafax.ro/politic/pnl-acuza-psd-de-manipular

The National Liberal Party (PNL) accuses the Social Democratic Party (PSD) of manipulating budget deficit figures in Romania. PNL claims PSD is preparing excuses for potentially missing the deficit target by year-end. They demand PSD publicly retract misleading statements and clarify data. PNL emphasizes that the budget deficit was 2% of GDP mid-year and that Romania is on track to meet its deficit target unless PSD interferes. PSD counters that austerity measures have failed to reduce the deficit, citing a 9.2% deficit left by the previous government, the highest in the EU.