Татьяна Шикирлийская, Author at logos-pres.md
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Татьяна Шикирлийская

Татьяна Шикирлийская

Journalist and analyst. Specialises in public finance and tax policy. Graduated from the Faculty of Philology at Moldova State University and completed her doctoral studies at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski (Bulgaria). Worked at the I. Creangă Pedagogical University, Sofia Slavic University (Bulgaria) and Moscow State University of Foreign Languages (Russia). She has collaborated with various media outlets in Moldova. Since 2013, she has been working at Logos Press. For several years, she was involved in the Regional Economy project.

Articles

    Companies participating in State procurement procedures will have the right to choose their own form of guarantee payment. This proposal is contained in a package of amendments united in the draft law under the general definition of “Measures to support the business environment”.

    16 March 2026
    Forms of payment of guarantees for public procurement will be expanded

    The Ministry of Finance and the National Bank of Moldova join the international financial education campaign “Global Money Week 2026”. From 16 to 20 March 2026, the institutions will organize a series of events to promote financial education and basic knowledge in the management of public and personal finances.

    16 March 2026
    Global Money Week 2026 kicked off today

    Independent businesswomen (freelancers) will receive maternity benefits under amended rules. A legislative initiative approved by Parliament in the first reading prescribes new conditions under which they may be granted such an opportunity.

    16 March 2026
    The conditions for the assignment of social insurance benefits will be adjusted

    By March 25, 2026, legal entities, as well as individuals engaged in entrepreneurial and professional activities, must submit an Income Tax Declaration for the 2025 tax period. Declarations are submitted online only and regardless of whether there is a tax liability.

    16 March 2026
    Deadline: ten days left to report revenues

    Three U.S. refueling planes landed at Base 90 in the Romanian capital Bucharest on Sunday. They are the first planes to arrive after Romania approved America’s request to send troops to Romania to fight in the war in the Middle East.

    16 March 2026
    Digi24: First US planes arrive in Romania for deployment to the Middle East

    The government has given a negative response to a parliamentary initiative to extend the benefit involving deferral of income tax received for tax periods 2023-2026 to corrected tax reports.

    15 March 2026
    Cabinet rejects extension of income tax exemption

    Women make up less than one-fifth of technology sector employees in Europe. The gender gap could widen even further, especially in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). Experts cite corporate culture as a major factor.

    15 March 2026
    Why there are few women in Europe’s technology sector

    The fifth year of the war will be crucial for Ukrainians who went abroad during the war. The conditions of their stay in Europe will change. Therefore, many of those who have been hesitant so far will have to make a choice: stay or return.

    15 March 2026
    Europe prepares to end temporary protection program for Ukrainians

    Agricultural exports in 2025 have recovered after a three-year decline. However, its structure points to a serious problem: while supplies of raw materials are increasing, exports of processed products are declining.

    14 March 2026
    Food imports have exceeded exports for the first time

    A creditor will be obliged to resort to it before filing a statement of claim with a court. The innovation concerns a whole range of judicial disputes – civil, family and labor disputes, as well as criminal and administrative cases. But it will not apply to disputes in the tax, customs and administrative spheres.

    14 March 2026
    In six months, pre-trial mediation will become fee-based

    Moldovan citizens who have legally worked in Canada and in Moldova will be able to receive pensions of both states for age, disability due to general diseases, as a result of accidents at work or occupational diseases, as well as for loss of breadwinner.

    14 March 2026
    Canadian pensions for Moldovan citizens

    The Parliamentary Commission on Economy, Budget and Finance has expressed its support for retaining the rules on cash payments. The commissioners, who represent the parliamentary majority, argue that restrictions on cash payments, including a €10,000 limit for transactions between individuals, which comes into effect from July 2027, are important to combat the shadow economy.

    13 March 2026
    The rejection of restrictions on cash was not supported in parliament

    Income tax revenues from individuals who rent out real estate amounted to 18.5 million lei in the first two months of this year. Compared to the same period of 2025, they increased by 21.1%.

    13 March 2026
    Ukrainian rental tax factor

    In Moldova, a platform “e-Petitions” is being created to simplify the submission of complaints about the quality of goods and services and to eliminate confusion about the state agencies responsible for working with consumers. Today, petitions are sent to several government agencies. With the help of a single window and special filters, the system will automatically redirect complaints about food, non-food products or services to the responsible body. The platform will reduce the response time, giving citizens the opportunity to track in real time the status of their complaints.

    13 March 2026
    “e-Petitions” will make it easier to file complaints

    New vineyard management regulations have come into force. The uprooting and decommissioning of vine plantations is allowed throughout the year. Until now, there were time limits, which have been abolished.

    13 March 2026
    Cabinet of Ministers lifts temporary restrictions on vineyards

    Many mayoralties in Moldova have limited resources. Local communities’ own revenues currently account for approximately 11% of local budgets, which limits the ability of local administrations to respond to community needs.

    13 March 2026
    The mayoralties’ own revenues are only 11%

    MIA’s Instant Payments system today celebrates two years since its launch. During this time, it has become an everyday tool for fast money transfers, allowing citizens to make payments in real time, in a few seconds. Transfers are made directly from online and mobile banking applications, regardless of the working hours of payment service providers.

    12 March 2026
    MIA Instant Payments is used by one out of two people

    All data on insurance medicine will be concentrated in a single information system. The Government will introduce amendments to the concept and regulations for the use of the Integrated Information System “Compulsory Medical Insurance” (IIS OMI). The amendments will make it possible to unite a number of disparate information systems into a single resource. It is expected that this will improve data exchange between participants in the system, which today provides fragmented and not always complete information.

    12 March 2026
    Insurance medicine will be put in order

    The Government did not support the initiative of MPs, which envisages a triple increase in the limits for exemptions from real estate tax, currently in force in Moldova. This refers to real estate intended for housing (apartments and individual houses, adjacent land plots) in municipalities, towns and villages.

    12 March 2026
    Cabinet rejects real estate tax initiative

    Agrarians will receive financial assistance for the purchase of diesel fuel from March 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026 inclusive. The state will cover their expenses for excise tax, the rate of which in 2026 is 3978.95 lei per ton. At the same time, the amount of aid will not exceed 200 thousand lei per beneficiary.

    12 March 2026
    The state compensates excise duties on diesel fuel for agrarians