Ciprian Ciucu, despre voucherele sociale din București: 250 de lei lunar pentru beneficiarii deja înscriși • Newsweek România

Bucharest's mayor, Ciprian Ciucu, announced a monthly payment of 250 lei for existing beneficiaries of social vouchers, pending a council vote to suspend new applications. He highlighted the financial strain of 10,000 new applications annually, which the city's budget cannot support. Ciucu emphasized his commitment to pay the existing beneficiaries while addressing the city's debt of 650 million lei. He also criticized the maternal voucher program as unnecessary, given that pregnant women already receive free medical analyses. Ciucu pledged to resign if he fails to make the monthly payments until the debt is settled.