Prime Minister Marcel Cholaku said on Monday that there was and will be no discussion of the removal of IT facilities, classifying the scenario as lies and misinformation. On the other hand, the SDP leader spoke about the gradual withdrawal of some fiscal benefits in construction and agriculture.

• “There was no discussion about the selection of capacities in IT and there will not be. It is a lie and misinformation that someone put forward such a thing. IT is exempt from income tax. There will be no talk of removing this object and there has never been. To be very clear.”, said Prime Minister Marcel Colacu at a Franco-Romanian business forum.

On the other hand, the SDP leader spoke about the gradual withdrawal of some fiscal benefits in construction and agriculture.

• “Construction and agriculture have income benefits – there we have income tax benefits and KAS benefits, that is, health benefits. We want health, not pay. We will not measure until we sit down with all the actors at the table.
• more. We have a milestone in the PNRR, if we don’t meet it, we lose money and we lose reforms, I suppose, I have no doubt, which says that gradually by 2026 we will remove these facilities. I don’t know if we will shoot the object this year. I don’t know if we’re going to talk to the builders and the farmers so that we have a timeline to achieve that milestone together by 2026.” The old man said.

The Prime Minister said that there will be a discussion with the Minister of Finance and within the coalition, and then a decision will be made.

• “There are things we have to take on, whether it bothers us or not. I am not doing this for myself or for the Government, but for what we took before Europe. Access to the OECD brings us 6-7 percent of Romania’s GDP. These reforms are taking place both in the PNRR and in the accession to the OECD.
• Nothing will be released until we find a calendar together. But we have to see the reality. 8.1 million medical leaves for 6 million working Romanians. Last year, there was no pandemic since February. When I have to pay 6 billion lei for last year’s vacation, I can’t do it because it’s the truth.” Cholaku also stated.

He also stated that he had discussed all these aspects regarding the fiscal instruments with the liberal finance minister and PNL president Nicolae Chuke, and that he did not want to comment on news based on sources.

• h2: Colacu no longer wants “exceptions on top of exceptions” in the Fiscal Code: We must return to an equal competitive climate in Romania

Prime Minister Marcel Cholaku said on Friday that there are exceptions to the Fiscal Code for about 74 billion, which is completely abnormal, and that the Ministry of Finance is currently conducting an analysis. “Yes, I think certain exceptions will have to be made in the future, it doesn’t mean that according to our previous analysis we will go to IT exceptions at this point,” Çolaku was quoted as saying by News.ro.

• “We must return to an equal competitive climate in Romania. The period of exceptions after exceptions has ended,” the head of the executive branch also noted.

The Prime Minister noted that an analysis is currently being conducted at the Ministry of Finance, but they will not make any decision until they have spoken with all the actors involved.

• “PNRR foresees that we start removing exceptions. Yes, I think there will have to be some exceptions in the future, it doesn’t mean that based on our previous analysis, we’re going to move to IT exceptions at this point. For almost 20 years, there have been exceptions, as far as I know, and they have brought something useful, an important hub in Romania, this exception,” Ciolacu said.

The Prime Minister clarified that “there are exceptions to the Fiscal Code for approximately 74 billion.”

• “This is an absolutely abnormal thing and a recommendation of all international financial institutions. In other words, we must return to an equal competitive climate in Romania. The period of exceptions after exceptions has ended,” the head of the executive power noted.

“We will not make any decisions, we have international recommendations, an analysis is currently being conducted in the Ministry of Finance, but we will not make any decisions until we talk to all the involved entities,” the prime minister emphasized.