Finance Minister Adrian Caciu said on Wednesday that Romania's national government revenues in January 2022 were 31% higher than in January 2021, "an increase in net amount of 7 billion lei."He released at a government meeting on Wednesday the January data on the revenue collection to the national budget requested by Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca."We are waiting for the other revenues, but on tax revenues we are 31% up, 45% in the actual national budget; we have additional revenues in the insurance budgets as well. You can see that the business environment, as long as we have these discussions, understands the situation in Romania and the fact that the government is concerned to plough back into the business environment under business programmes and economic stimuli," said Caciu.The minister emphasised that the results of voluntary compliance were "felt".Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca said the information provided by Caciu was good, but called for moderate enthusiasm. "Our goal is to fight tax evasion and collect as much as possible for the national budget, so that we can meet our objectives in the governing agenda," he said.
President Nicușor Dan has nominated Senate president Ilie Bolojan, a leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and former interim president, for the prime minister seat. Dan said Bolojan is “the best person to carry out the needed adjustments in the state administration.” He pointed to Bolojan’s track record with reducing spending, and said he has […]
Balkanik Festival – Home of World Music, set to take place at Uranus Garden between September 5 and September 7, lines up this year artists who "celebrate that form of joy that does not ignore reality, but faces it with beauty, energy, and solidarity," the organizers said. The artists performing in September in Bucharest will […]
The mayor of Timișoara, Dominic Fritz, announced on Friday, June 20, that two new bridges over the Bega River will be built in the city. The bridges will be financed with EU-backed funds worth over RON 130 million. The bridges in question are the Solventul Bridge, which will connect Gării Street to Dâmbovița Boulevard and […]
A Sarmatian necropolis nearly 2,000 years old was discovered after archaeological excavations were carried out at the Mehala II site in the municipality of Timișoara, in western Romania. Researchers discovered 15 inhumation graves, most arranged in rectangular pits with rounded corners, although some no longer retain their original outline, having been disturbed by the passage […]
The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra will deliver on June 26 a concert marking Romania Day at the Osaka World Expo. Additionally, the Bucharest-based orchestra will present a series of other concerts and recitals, both within the Romanian Pavilion and outside, at Toyonara Hall in Osaka. The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra's concerts will be conducted by […]
Sphera Franchise Group, the largest food service group in Romania, has opened its first Cioccolatitaliani store in the seaside resort of Riccione, in Italy’s Rimini tourist area. This marks the official launch of Sphera Group’s development plan for the premium Italian brand of coffee, gelato, and pastry. Under the plan, it will open four locations […]
