The total value of environmental taxes nationwide stood at approximately 33.7 billion lei in 2024, equivalent to 1.9% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS) data published on Friday.At the same time, environmental taxes accounted for 6.9% of total tax and social contribution revenue.According to the quoted source, the largest share of environmental taxes in the period under review was related to energy, representing 92.7% of the total. In this category, the highest contribution came from the manufacturing industry, with 14.1 billion lei, accounting for 45.1% of energy taxes.Taxes on transport, pollution and resources accounted for 7.3% of total environmental taxes.Within this category, in the case of transport taxes by economic activities, the most significant amount collected was recorded in households, with 1.7 billion lei, representing 69.2% of total taxes in this sector.Moreover, the most significant pollution and resource taxes by economic activities came from the extractive industry, with 33.3 million lei, representing 56.8% of total taxes in this segment.By comparison, over the 2006-2024 period, environmental taxes showed a fluctuating trend, rising from 6.7 billion lei in 2006, at current prices, to 33.7 billion lei in 2024, increasing by 406%.Over the same reference period, energy taxes held the largest share of environmental taxes, with an average of 88.8%, thus predominantly influencing their overall evolution.Environmental taxes reached their highest share of GDP in 2015 (2.5%), while the lowest level was recorded in 2008 (1.7%).According to official statistics, in 2024 the manufacturing industry accounted for the largest share in the distribution of environmental taxes in Romania, with 42.1%, followed by other economic activities with 28.3%, while the construction sector recorded the lowest share (0.3%).
Study: Expansion of Non-EU Platforms Could Generate Losses of RON 1.78 Billion for Romania’s Economy A study conducted by the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE) on the socio-economic impact of international e-commerce platforms in Romania shows that the rapid expansion of non-EU platforms could have significant negative effects on......
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More than 300 representatives of the Government and Parliament of the Republic of Cyprus, the Presidential Administration of Romania, the diplomatic corps, the business and academic communities, as well as members of the Romanian and Cypriot communities, gathered in Nicosia for one of the most significant Romanian cultural and economic...
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Central Bucharest continues to rank among the most sought-after residential addresses in the capital. Quick access to the city's main business districts, cultural and retail destinations, combined with the advantages of a well-established infrastructure, continues to drive demand for properties located in Bucharest’s most prestigious areas. At the same time, the limited number of new […]
Greece remains the main choice for the 2026 season among Romanian, while destinations such as Sardinia (Italy) and Mallorca (Spain) are gaining increasing ground, according to Romanian airline AnimaWings. The most bookings for the 2026 summer season were recorded for Crete, Rhodes, Zakynthos, Corfu, and Kefalonia, islands that continued to attract tourists through the combination […]
