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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Communication on the AI Continent Action Plan - COM(2025) 165 final

Stadiu: Romanian Chamber of Deputies Resolution published in the Official Gazette, Part I, no. 1098, 27 november 2025
Initiatori:  European Commission

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Proposal for a regulation laying a framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products, as well as medicinal products of common interest, and amending Regulation(EU)2024/795 -COM(2025) 102 final

Stadiu: Romanian Chamber of Deputies Resolution published in the Official Gazette, Part I, no. 1098, 27 november 2025
Initiatori:  European Commission

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Ordin MS/CNAS 1.636/1.849/2025 privind modificarea anexelor nr. 1 și nr. 2 la Ordinul MS/CNAS nr. 564/499/2021 pentru aprobarea protocoalelor terapeutice privind prescrierea medicamentelor aferente denumirilor comune internaționale

Stadiu: publicat in Monitorul Oficial Partea I nr. 1098 si nr. 1098bis, 27 noiembrie 2025
Initiatori:  MS, CNAS

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Proiect OUG pentru rectificarea bugetului asigurărilor sociale de stat pe anul 2025

Stadiu: publicat in consultare publica, 27 noiembrie 2025
Initiatori:  MF

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Proiect OUG cu privire la rectificarea bugetului de stat pe anul 2025

Stadiu: publicat in consultare publica, 27 noiembrie 2025
Initiatori:  MF

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Proiect de OUG pentru modificarea și completarea Legii nr. 95/2006 privind reforma în domeniul sănătății, precum şi a unor acte normative în domeniul sănătății

Stadiu: inclus pe agenda sedintei de Guvern, 27 noiembrie 2025
Initiatori:  MS

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Proiect HG privind aprobarea Strategiei naționale de promovare a produselor agroalimentare românești 2025 - 2029

Stadiu: adoptat in Sedinta de Guvern, 27 noiembrie 2025
Initiatori:  MADR

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