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A Star is Gone: Corruption scandal claims Romanian Vice PM Anastasiu

Romania’s Vice Prime Minister Dragos Anastasiu, the man empowered by Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan to drive the country’s economic and administrative reforms, resigned Sunday after a past bribery case resurfaced in the media. It was reported, based on…

Romanian Fiscal Reform Package Faces the Vote in Parliament - Short-Term Stability and Long-Term Risks

Opposition filed no-confidence vote on the fiscal package that the Government has assumed responsibility on Monday, July 7th. The document, read today in the joint Chambers of the Parliament, was inked by right-wing, sovereigntist AUR, POT, SOS and unaffiliated…

Romania’s new government: great expectations and a Messi to fix the mess

Romanian Parliament finally voted in a new coalition government, led by Liberal Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan. Monday’s vote ends months of political quarreling that threatened to derail the country’s pro-European stance and brought the economy on the brink…

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…

08 Aug • PDF

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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.

29 Jul • PDF

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