The chairman of the National Liberal Party (PNL), Nicolae Ciuca, announced on Monday that the Political Bureau of the party voted for the government's responsibility for the measures to reduce expenses and fiscal measures."The subject that is of major interest to everyone is that of the engagement of government responsibility for the measures to reduce expenses and fiscal measures. We had discussions at the level of the PNL leaders and I presented as clearly as possible what are the fundamental elements that the PNL has supported and continues to support to take on this responsibility. The fundamental elements are three in number, namely: reducing budget expenditures, reducing fiscal evasion and fiscal measures," said Ciuca, after the meeting of the National Political Bureau of the PNL.He reiterated that PNL continues to support the maintenance of the flat tax rate, will continue to support private entrepreneurs, the economic environment by maintaining the dividend tax rate at 8%.Ciuca specified that the PNL supports maintaining the current VAT rate and affirms that at the level of the entire governmental structure, measures should be identified by which large companies pay tax on the profit they make in Romania."We support that at the level of liberal professions and Authorised Natural Person (PFA), a ceiling should be imposed for Social Health Insurance Contributions (CASS)," the PNL leader added.He specified that, beyond these measures, another package is needed to support investment and economic growth measures."There are three lines that we can approach, it is about fiscal facilities, for utilities and personalized state aid for investments that exceed the amount of 50 million euros," Ciuca pointed out.
Representatives of the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, gathered for a congress in Bucharest on Friday, November 7, to elect new leadership and to amend the party’s Statute. The only candidate for party leader is Sorin Grindeanu, who held the interim position after Marcel Ciolacu's resignation in May. In his speech at the congress, Sorin […]
The e-commerce sector recorded strong early results on Black Friday 2025, according to real-time data released on Friday, November 7, by PayU GPO Romania from its dedicated Media Center. By 14:10, the payment processor reported successful transactions totaling RON 514 million (roughly EUR 101 million). PayU said shoppers had made roughly 889,000 purchases, with around […]
Contakt Express Logistik, one of Romania’s leading retailers of mobile phone and tablet accessories, with a network of over 235 stores, is set to launch the initial public offering (IPO) between November 12 and December 3, 2025. The company offers a wide range of products, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and gadgets, both in physical […]
Romania attracts fewer international tourists today than it did during the communist era, making it the only country in Europe in this situation, the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT) warned, as reported by news agency Agerpres. According to the organization, Romania received more than 3.4...
InterCapital ETF, the first international ETF provider in Romania, will launch two new exchange-traded funds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange starting November 11, 2025. The new instruments are the InterCapital CROBEX10 TR UCITS ETF, which offers exposure to the Croatian blue-chip equity market by tracking the performance of the CROBEX10tr index, and the InterCapital EUR […]
The Competition Councils of Romania, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Moldova have granted the necessary authorizations and approvals for the completion of the transaction through which Maspex Romania takes over the majority shareholding of Purcari Wineries. The Maspex Group, which has been present in Romania for nearly 30 years, became the majority shareholder of one […]
