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Money Talks, Autumn Edition: Higher Budget Gap, Slower Growth, Reserved Optimism

Romania heads next week to ECOFIN — the meeting of finance and economic affairs ministers from all EU member states — with a more realistic snapshot of its finances. The budget deficit is projected to reach 8.4% of GDP…

UPDATE: It’s All About Money: Romania’s New Reform Package is More Hope Than Cash

UPDATED with the government surviving no-confidence votes

The Romanian government survived a series of no-confidence votes initiated by the sovereigntist opposition on Sunday, concerning four of its five laws aimed at cutting unnecessary spending in the…

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…

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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