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Old 02-07-2017, 02:03 PM  
Barry-xlovecam
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Comments I have head involve;
Healthcare -- it free (or very cheap) but if you don't bribe the medical personnel you might die waiting in the hospital hallway.
All taxes; income and VAT are evaded when possible. Is the national sport ...
Getting a business license either takes forever or you grease all the government clerks and officials with bribes to get things done.

Government and healthcare workers are poorly paid and bribes are accepted supplemental income. Many other countries are similar.

Last time I flew from Prague to Bucharest my next chair passenger was an engineer for Lear Siegler, one of the largest automotive seat manufacturers in the world -- he was flying in to inspect the plant in Romania. Lear Siegler is there for the same reasons we are -- lower cost labor in the Euro area. We pay the prevailing wage or better in Romania but that is a lot less than France or Holland. Prices are varied in Romania. Property in Bucharest is rather expensive compared to wage scales.

The average unskilled wage in Romania ain't much;
Romania Average Salary Income - Job Comparison
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