Recently, the coalition has been discussing fiscal changes regarding the regime of micro-enterprises, the abolition of exemptions, as well as the increase of some excise duties and taxes.

Concordia Employers’ Confederation Executive Director Radu Burnete says two things are missing from the ruling coalition’s discussions about what changes should be made to Romania’s fiscal system and the taxes and fees we pay:

1. the business environment and those who pay

2. an equally important discussion of how public money was and is being spent.

“We were surprised when we saw the government program that there was no mention of fiscal measures and we wondered if the new government just wanted to avoid making waves at the time,” he said.

He thinks we have the answer.

“We understand the need to discuss the coalition, where these rumors later come from, but we rely on the Prime Minister’s commitment that no decisions will be made without consultation. Attention: advise, not inform,” he said.

• “However, let’s also discuss how public money is spent, because if it’s not managed well, there will always be a need for more money.”

According to him, fiscal consolidation cannot be done only with those who are already good payers, we must reduce the gray and black areas of the economy that operate under the radar and the absurd, discretionary and unnecessary spending that we sometimes see from the state.

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We remind you that Prime Minister Marcel Čolaku recently expressed his displeasure with the exceptions in the Fiscal Code, and the PNL recently made various proposals:

• Increase of VAT on Horeca in restaurants and hotels from 9% to 19%

• lowering the ceiling for micro-enterprises from EUR 500,000 to EUR 100,000

• increasing taxes on gambling

• increase in excise duties on alcohol and tobacco products

• Increase of VAT on products containing sugar

Regarding the abolition of the CASS exemption for builders, there seems to be a consensus in the Coalition to apply it.

There was also a discussion about canceling the benefit from the payment of the KAS and agricultural workers, but it may not work, since, according to some sources, “the collected sums will not help the state budget.”