INSIGHTS

BY GRAYLING

The Second Reform Package: Public Administration Overhaul & More

The Ministry of Development, Public Works, and Administration (MDLPA) has released the Second Reform Package — focused on public administration — for public debate. Initially announced on July 21 and slated for adoption by the end of the month, the process was delayed due to disagreements within the ruling coalition. The main points of contention were the proposed cuts to the “Anghel Saligny” local infrastructure program and the potential elimination of up to 20% of jobs in local government. Following the adoption of the First Reform Package (Law 141/2025) on July 4, the Government held multiple rounds of consultations with business leaders and local government representatives. Tensions emerged within the coalition, particularly from PSD, which called for adjustments to the perceived inequities in the First Package’s tax measures and advocated for a tax on multinational capital. PSD’s only concrete proposal — a general 0.5% turnover tax — was ultimately excluded from the draft of the Second Package. Weeks of negotiations, leaks, and conflicting public statements have resulted in a softened version of the reform, diverging from the initial announcements made…

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LEGAL BRIEFS

BY TUCA ZBARCEA & ASOCIATII

Important new fiscal and budgetary amendments - Law 141/2025

Law No. 141/2025 on certain budgetary measures, which was published in the Official Gazette No. 699 on 25 July 2025, introduces important fiscal amendments, as indicated herein below. Relevant Highlights: • New VAT rates; • Increase in excise duties rate; • Changes to the dividend tax; • Additional tax for credit institutions; • Changes to the social health insurance contribution ("CASS"); • Other legislative changes. To read the entire tax bulletin, please download the .pdf attached.

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Regulatory Radar

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Propunere legislativă privind modificarea Legii nr.296/2004 privind Codul consumului, B689/2025

Stadiu: inregistrat la Senat pentru dezbatere, 15 decembrie 2025
Initiatori:  senator PNL Cristian-Augustin NICULESCU-ŢAGARLAS

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Propunere legislativă pentru completarea Legii nr.227/2015 privind Codul fiscal, B691/2025

Stadiu: inregistrat la Senat pentru dezbatere, 15 decembrie 2025
Initiatori:  Georgel Badiu, AUR

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Propunere legislativă pentru completarea articolului 8 din Legea nr.227/2015 privind Codul fiscal, B693/2025

Stadiu: inregistrat la Senat pentru dezbatere, 15 decembrie 2025
Initiatori:  Georgel Badiu, AUR

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Proiect de Lege pentru aprobarea OUG 54/2025 pentru reglementarea unor măsuri fiscal-bugetare, B485/2025, L373/2025, Pl-x 448/2025

Stadiu: raport comun favorabil, Comisia pentru industrii, Comisia pentru Administratie si Comisia pentru Buget, 15 decembrie 2025
Initiatori:  MDLPA

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Propunere legislativă privind modificarea şi completarea Legii nr.53/3003 - Codul muncii şi a art.6 din Legea nr.108/1999 pentru înfiinţarea şi organizarea Inspecţiei Muncii, B219/2025, L263/2025, PL-x 416/2025

Stadiu: Aviz favorabil Comisia pentru Administratie, 16 decembrie 2025
Initiatori:  Oprea Octavian, Andrei Alexandru-Ioan, Rusu Sebastian

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Decizia CCR nr. 267/2025 referitoare la excepția de neconstituționalitate a dispozițiilor art. 25 alin. (2) din Codul de procedură fiscală

Stadiu: publicat in Monitorul Oficial Partea I nr 1161, 15 decembrie 2025
Initiatori:  CCR

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Lege 222/2025 pentru aprobarea OUG 43/2024 pentru modificarea și completarea unor acte normative, B238/2024, L262/2024, Pl-x 339/2024

Stadiu: publicata in MO partea I nr 1161, 15 decembrie 2025
Initiatori:  MF

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