Romania will be closed for new investments as no investor will accept to invest in a country where he has to pay taxes before recovering his losses, stated on Wednesday Gabriel Biris, partner with Biris Goran, at the digital professional debate:’ What have we got out of it? The effects of the fiscal measures package on the economy’, organized by the Coalition for Freedom of Commerce and Communication. He stated that the situation was created as a result of the fact that ‘the budget for 2023 was wrong’ and the Ministry of Finance’ inflated revenues and committed expenditures’ but the revenues were not realized.According to Biris, the measures affecting the Fiscal Code could be divided in two, namely measures coming in an area of normality and measures with negative impact.‘The measures in the Fiscal Code, I would divide them in two categories. I will start with the less damaging, those I consider in an area of normality, namely the changes for microenterprises and some changes as regards the basis for calculating social security contributions for self-employed persons’ said Gabriel Biris.On the other hand, he stated that there are toxic changes, mentioning turnover tax, saying that it is an income tax.Similarly, he referred to supplementary taxation of 2% for the banks, saying that it will affect the health of the banking system. At the same time, he mentioned the supplementary tax for the oil and gas industry, measure which will affect Romgaz, Petrom and Black Sea Oil&Gas.
The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Daniel, congratulated Pope Leo XIV for succeeding Pope Francis on Thursday, May 8. He expressed confidence that the new pope will continue to promote "the spirit of dialogue, peace, and cooperation between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church." "In a world facing multiple spiritual, economic, and […]
The organizers of the Untold festival announced they will offer a RON 150 (EUR 30) voucher toward the purchase of a festival pass to anyone who votes on May 18, during the second round of the presidential elections. In an online message, Untold representatives emphasized the connection between civic participation and the future of every […]
The Open Streets program, which sees the city's major arteries close for car traffic and become pedestrian areas, returns this weekend with a program of exhibitions, concerts, and a Festival of Lights. On Saturday, May 10, at 2:00 p.m., the public is invited to the Made in Romania exhibition, which presents a selection of civilian […]
Joseph Stiglitz, the famous economist and professor at Columbia University in New York, and winner of the Nobel Prize in economy in 2001, told an audience in Cluj, Romania, that governments must stimulate exports and key sectors when facing deficits. Stiglitz was in Romania on Thursday, May 8, to receive the title of Doctor Honoris […]
The Constitutional Court unanimously validated on Friday, May 9, the results of the first round of the presidential elections. It also rejected as unfounded a request to annul the elections filed by Sebastian-Constantin Popescu, the presidential candidate of the New Romania Party, it announced. The runoff, set for May 18, will see ultranationalist leader George […]
Bucharest's culinary scene welcomes back OLEA, the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel's celebrated Mediterranean destination, now reimagined with a fresh concept that blends authentic coastal flavours with contemporary sophistication. Following an extensive transformation, OLEA reopens its doors to offer guests a refined journey through the Mediterranean's sun-drenched culinary traditions, right in the heart of Romania's […]
