Only half of the companies active in Romania will pay their employees Christmas bonuses this year, which brings down to half the number of companies which used to offer such bonuses. The average bonus has also dropped from RON 605 to under RON 230, according to a recent study by Paylogic. More than half of the bonuses will be offered as meal tickets, which is an increase compared to last year. This was favored by employer as this type of payment is deductible.