AbonaÈi-vÄ la Newsletter! Covid in 2021 Budget: Fighting pandemic will cost about EUR 3 billion, plus state guarantees of almost EUR 6 billion de Adrian N Ionescu 14.02.2021 The Government estimated at almost 1.29% of GDP (RON 14.38 billion) the impact of measures for preventing and combatting COVID-19 pandemic on 2021 general consolidated budget, according to the Ministry of Financeâs forecast report on the macroeconomic situation in 2021. Programs worth RON 28.1 billion are added to the measures leading to clear expenditures of over RON 14 billion, programs aimed at supporting through state guarantees the activity of SMEs (including those with a turnover of more than RON 20 million), as well as the activity of large companies.