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 privind sanctiunile adoptate de Uniunea Europeana - 25.2.2026

Stadiu: -
Initiatori:  European Commission

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Noutati economie digitala - Daily Digest 25.02.2026

Stadiu: 
Initiatori:  Guvern, MDLPA, ANAF, European Parliament, European Commission

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Noutati sanatate - Daily Digest - 25.02.2026

Stadiu: -
Initiatori:  Guvern, Ministerul Sanatatii

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Eurostat: EU annual inflation at 2% in January 2026, down from 2.3% last December

Stadiu: Published by Eurostat, 25 February 2026
Initiatori:  Eurostat

05

Proiect de Lege pentru modificarea și completarea Legii 339/2005 privind regimul juridic al plantelor, substanțelor şi preparatelor stupefiante şi psihotrope, B61/2026, L118/2026

Stadiu: aviz favorabil, Comisia pentru Mediu, 24 februarie 2026
Initiatori:  Ministerul Sanatatii

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Ordin CNAS 444/2026 pentru modificarea și completarea anexei nr. 1 la Ordinul CNAS 141/2017 privind aprobarea formularelor specifice

Stadiu: publicat in MO Partea I nr 144, 25 februarie 2026
Initiatori:  CNAS

07

Proposal for a Directive amending Directives 2014/65/EU and (EU) 2022/2557 as regards the extension of certain mitigating measures available for SMEs to SMCs and further simplifying measures - COM(2025) 502 final

Stadiu:  EP's economics and civil liberties committees authorised inter-institutional negotiations with the Council, 25 February 2026
Initiatori:  European Commission

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