At the local level, the number of employees has increased by more than one-third over the past decade, despite no new responsibilities being assigned to the municipalities. What would happen to this number if we proceeded with process of decentralisation, a path the Ministry of Public Administration is confidently pursuing despite the obvious problems in municipal operations?
Out of 15,869 employees, more than half are in local public enterprises, a figure that the Ministry of Public Administration does not include in its list of public sector employees.
You can read more about how the employee database at the local level is not updated and how rarely anyone is interested in this data – here.
