Judges, double brake on spending for salaries

The new budget law restricts salary increases for judges by reinstating a weighted average calculation and excluding arrears from the salary base. This aims to prevent escalating costs linked to previous court rulings, which mandated significant funding for the years 2021-2026. Judges have contested the parameters used for salary adjustments, leading to annulments by administrative courts. The revised rule reverts to the weighted average and removes arrears from calculations, while introducing stable parameters without addressing existing costs, pending the appointment of a commissioner due to the Prime Minister's refusal to sign revised decrees.