01.23.2013

Romania’s Government proposes a new formula to compute the car pollution tax, which increases by about 10% the sum to be paid for Euro 4 and Euro 3 cars, and lowers by 60% to 90% the tax to be paid more

01.22.2013

Romania’s Government approved in a special meeting Tuesday a set of measures introducing new taxes targeting companies and farmers, the increase of the gross minimum wage and the inflation more

01.21.2013

The Romanian Government will advance by three months the tobacco excises calendar hike, which will be annually enforced on April 1 instead of July 1, the measure being maintained until 2017. more

01.21.2013

Romania’s government Monday revised down its economic growth forecast to 1.6% in 2013, from 1.8% initially, according to this year’s draft budget. more

01.21.2013

The Romanian Government will enforce additional taxes on companies that extract and sell natural gas on the local market, including the Black Sea perimeter, according to an emergency ordinance draft. more

01.21.2013

Romania will raise the gross minimum wage from 700 lei (EUR161) to RON800 this year in two stages, people close to the matter told Mediafax Monday. more

01.21.2013

Natural gas and energy transport companies in Romania will pay a “monopoly” tax applicable in the February 2013-December 2014 interval, according to a draft Government emergency ordinance. more

01.21.2013

Companies that exploit and extract natural resources other than natural gas in Romania will pay a special tax of 0.5% of their revenue, which will be applicable between February 2013 and December more

01.17.2013

Romania’s Environment Minister Rovana Plumb proposed in the Government’s Wednesday meeting that the new environmental tax should be applied only to vehicles seating up to eight passengers and more

01.16.2013

The Romanian Government approved in Wednesday session to allot an emergency aid from the state reserve consisting of 60 tons of diesel fuel to the population in the eastern counties of Botosani, Neamt more

01.11.2013

Romania’s staff expenses this year will exceed the initial target of 7.1% of the gross domestic product to reach 7.3% of the GDP, and will be reduced gradually by 2016 to 6.8% of the GDP, according more

01.10.2013

Romania’s Fiscal Guard, Fiscal Inspection, the customs authority and the anti-fraud body will be reorganized into a single structure which will carry out company checkups regularly, Finance Minister more

01.10.2013

Romania’s Government has set its target for economic growth at 1.8% of the gross domestic product this year, Minister-delegate for Budget Liviu Voinea said Thursday. more

01.10.2013

Romania’s draft state budget for 2013 takes into account a gross domestic product of about EUR140 billion and an exchange rate of 4.5 lei to the euro. more

01.09.2013

The Romanian Government is set to adopt Wednesday the ordinance stating local authorities may decide whether or not to increase local taxes, Prime Minister Victor Ponta said, adding local more

12.27.2012

The Romanian Government decided in Thursday session the indemnity of state-owned companies heads will be limited in 2013, while the employees' salaries will increase by maximum 3%, according to the more

12.22.2012

Romania’s Roads and Highways Company, or CNADNR, will be turned into a national highway company under the authority of Minister-delegate for Infrastructure Projects Dan Sova most likely at the more

12.22.2012

Romania’s new Cabinet, which received the Parliament’s endorsement Friday evening, convened Saturday morning to approve its organization chart and discuss its immediate priorities. more

12.21.2012

Romania's new Cabinet, led by social democrat Victor Ponta, on Friday evening received the Parliament's endorsement with 402 votes in favor and 120 votes against. more

12.20.2012

Romania’s new Government, which has yet to be endorsed by the Parliament, has presented its governing program Thursday, reiterating many of the promises stated in the country’s standing agreements more

12.20.2012

Romania’s new government intends to replace the "First Home" program with the "New Home" one, which will only facilitate the acquisition of new homes. more

12.20.2012

The list of Romanian minister nominees sent to the Parliament Thursday includes nine minister-delegate portfolios instead of six, as officially announced Wednesday. more

12.20.2012

The Romanian Government will approve an emergency ordinance amending the Tax Code, which allows mayors to decide whether to increase local taxes and duties by indexing with the inflation rate for the more

12.20.2012

Romania’s Government has postponed for a year, until end-2013, the granting of social coupons for the education of preschoolers in low income families and the granting of EUR500 for each newborn. more

12.19.2012

Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Wednesday afternoon presented the list of minister nominees. more