Suočen s burnom reakcijom, Tariceanu je na kraju najavio postepeno povećanje nastavničkih plaća za 28%, koje bi stupilo na snagu s martom a završilo se u septembru 2009.
Faced with an outcry, Tariceanu eventually announced a 28% gradual salary increase for the teachers, which comes into force as of March and will be finalised in September 2009.