2018 State Budget Provisions for the Judiciary, the Prosecution Service and the Penitentiary System
Automatically translated summary. The full text is available in Romanian.
The Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup” analyses the draft 2018 State Budget Law for Moldova's judicial system, the Prosecutor's Office and the penitentiary system, comparing it with the 2018-2020 Medium-Term Budget Framework approved by Government Decision No. 609 of 28 July 2017. It finds spending broadly in line with priorities, but flags several gaps.
Justice spending rises from MDL 561.1 million to MDL 905.3 million (61.34%), and penitentiary spending from MDL 362.7 million to MDL 673.2 million (+86.61%). Justice accounts for 2.2% of 2018 expenditure and prisons for 1.6%. The increases stem mainly from capital investment: new court buildings, a penitentiary in Chișinău, a detention centre in Bălți and the reconstruction of penitentiaries No. 3 and 10.
Uncertainties remain. It is unclear whether the relocation of the Chișinău court (Centru office), made without the Superior Council of Magistracy's prior consent, was budgeted. The Prosecutor's Office moved in November 2017, yet the law includes no capital costs for the new premises or IT infrastructure. The Council of Prosecutors' budget exceeds its own approved figure by about MDL 2.5 million, with no stated purpose. Spending on information systems looks insufficient and should be increased.
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