16% tax on dividends, ANAF reorganization, a fifth reduction of budgets. What new taxes will appear and that will grow

The reorganization of ANAF and the removal outside the political algorithm, the increase of the tax on dividends and profit to 16%, the additional taxation of the gambling and betting, the elimination of the VAT facilities for the real estate transactions, but also the increases of taxes and excise duties-are only part of the measures provided for a draft of the government program 2025-2028.

The extensive reorganization of the internal structures of the Ministry of Finance and ANAF will include the combination of the redundant directions, the clarification of the attributions between the components of the central and regional apparatus and the establishment of the role of MF of “Policy Unit” type for the technical foundation of the decisions, the draft of the governance program states.

“Establishing a central unit of budget forecast and fiscal sustainability, institutionally connected with CNSP, INS and BNR, which issues macro-buddy risk scenarios and ex-ante analyzes for all new fiscal policies, but also creating a national tax response center to ensure the unitary treatment of the requests, public ”, the document is shown in the document

At this moment, within ANAF there are 3 areas (control, collection and treasury) that are organized and coordinated vertically by type “silos” (local, central) and which do not cooperate between them, it is said in the document, thus justifying the centralization of decisions for risk analysis and operative and unexpected control.

Also, reducing the number of management positions and general directions is a necessity in ANAF, as well as establishing performance indicators, say the authors of the program

In general terms, the correction of the budget deficit will be made, according to the document, both on the line of increasing increasing and on the line of decreases.

The government program is built on three fundamental pillars

• order in public finances, as a basis for avoiding an economic crisis and for regaining the confidence of investors, markets and citizens;

• Good governance, as a motor of the state reform: an efficient, responsible and adapted administration;

• Respect for citizens, expressed by equity, cancellation of exaggerated benefits, public quality public services and social policies, which support work, not addiction.

“This program represents the vision, but also the basis of a concrete plan of measures with priority objectives, for each area. It reflects the need for rigor, simplicity and efficiency. We assume that some of these decisions will not be popular.

But in their absence, Romania would decisively enter an area of ​​fiscal-budgetary insecurity, and would risk losing contact with the European Development Directorate. At the same time, the efforts made during this period will be a solid basis for the development of Romania.

In the face of external instability and internal polarization, this program proposes another approach: without populism, through performance criteria, without privileges ”, shows the document

How the future government intends to increase their income:

• Tightening the legislation on tax evasion and forced execution – criminalization of tax evasion;

• Partnership with citizens to combat tax evasion. “The consumer can limit the fiscal fraud by technological means through which the authorities regarding the product, the origin, the place where the goods are offered for sale can be informed,” the document shows

• Combating tax evasion with priority on: oil field, import of vegetables and fruits, imports in relation to Asia (Constanta Port, Customs);

• Additional taxation of gambling, bets and bank transactions associated with them. Decentralization of authorization and taxation to local authorities;

• Charging the earnings from cryptocurrencies and those from the stock exchange;

• Taxation of renting short -term properties (AirB & B, Booking, national platforms, etc.);

• Taxation of revenues on social media platforms (Facebook, Tiktok, YouTube, etc.);

• Elimination of VAT facilities for real estate transactions;

• Fiscal headquarters in Romania for companies in electronic, air trade;

• Taxing the excessive profit of banks for a limited period;

Tax increases

• Reduced quota increase from 5% to 9% (firewood energy). Increased rest of quotas reduced to 19% (without food and medicines);
• CASS taxation for pensions of over 4,000 lei;
• Increased tax on dividends and profit to 16%
• Increasing property tax to individuals (PNR Mike) (correlation with the real estate market)
• Increase in value for the rovignet fee
• The profits of ”companies will be transferred to the state budget;
• The closure of state companies that have chronic losses (eg: turnover that does not increase with inflation, negative equity, etc.);
• The listing of several state -owned companies;

The reform of the central public administration

• The correct calculation of the staff. 20% reduction of employees;
• Reducing exaggerated bonuses and incentives;
• Unitary pay in the public system by eliminating excesses

Other measures

• Reduction of unemployment period;
• Regulation of granting medical leave;
• Drastic sanction for doctors who provide fictitious or unjustified medical leave;
• Stopping the exaggerated increase in the number of people who benefit from disabilities;
• Increasing the retirement age of magistrates to 65 years;
• The use of bodycam by anti -fraud inspectors and customs staff in control operations
• Integrity tests for anti -fraud inspectors and customs staff

See here the full draft of the program.