20-03-2015 17:10 via news.yahoo.com

Romanian PM to nominate himself as interim finance minister

By Radu-Sorin Marinas BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's prime minister will nominate himself to take over the finance ministry portfolio temporarily, three party sources said on Friday, after the previous minister became the most senior sitting politician to be investigated in a corruption crackdown. Victor Ponta would be taking over days before his government is set to approve sweeping tax cuts for 2016-2019 designed to stimulate economic growth, but which analysts have criticized as unsustainabl
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