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

Fiscal Bulletin

The 05 February 2026 Fiscal Bulletin outlines key legislative changes affecting corporate taxation, local taxes, salary-income reporting obligations, and the e-Invoicing system, including the elimination of the deductibility limitation for expenses with non-resident affiliates starting Q1 2026, a uniform 50% reduction of certain local taxes for residents of designated Apuseni and Danube Delta areas, the reduction from five to one employee as the threshold triggering the obligation to register secondary offices for salary tax purposes, transitional compliance relief until mid-2026, and the postponement until 1 June 2026 of the e-Invoicing requirement for individual economic operators identified by CNP.

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Regulatory Radar

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Noutati economie digitala - Daily Digest 20.02.2026

Stadiu: 
Initiatori:  Ministerul Finantelor, DNSC, European Commission

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Noutati privind sanctiunile adoptate de Uniunea Europeana - 20.2.2026

Stadiu: -
Initiatori:  EU's Official Journal

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Noutati sanatate - Daily Digest - 20.02.2026

Stadiu: -
Initiatori:  European Commission

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Propunere legislativă privind gestionarea biodeşeurilor, B646/2025, L22/2026

Stadiu: Pe ordinea de zi pentru Raport Comisia pentru Administratie, 24 februarie 2026
Initiatori:  Barbu Florin-Ionuţ - deputat PSD; Ciunt Ionel - deputat PSD; Govor Mircea-Vasile - deputat PSD; Lăpuşan Remus-Gabriel - deputat PSD

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Proiect de lege pentru aprobarea OG 7/2026 - modificarea și completarea unor acte normative din domeniul, amenajării teritoriului, urbanismului, B12/2026, L8/2026

Stadiu: Pe ordinea de zi pentru Raport Comisia pentru Administratie, 24 februarie 2026
Initiatori:  MDLPA

06

Propunere legislativă pentru modificarea și completarea Legii locuinței nr.114/1996, B648/2025, L638/2025

Stadiu: Pe ordinea de zi pentru Raport Comisia pentru Administratie, 24 februarie 2026
Initiatori:  Ovidiu Jitaru, PNL; Eduard Tatian Mititelu, PNL

07

Proiect de Lege pentru modificarea și completarea OUG 5/2015 privind deşeurile de echipamente electrice și electronice [WEEE Directive], B81/2026

Stadiu: Inregistrat pentru dezbatere la Senat, 20 februarie 2026
Initiatori:  Ministerul Mediului

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