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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.

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    Controlled persons have the right to be present during the inspection of the State Labor Inspectorate, as well as to have access to information and documents, in addition, controlled persons can document the actions of inspectors with the help of witnesses and/or photo, video and audio recording, reports Logos Press.

    13 January 2026
    The actions of the State Labor Inspectorate will be limited by control

    In 2026, physical persons – citizens will be able to benefit from a benefit that provides for deductions of education expenses not only for children, but also for self-education in the amount of 20,000 lei, Logos Press reported.

    13 January 2026
    Medical services and education added to tax deductions

    Small and medium-sized enterprises in Moldova will be able to obtain investment loans through a new financial product “FACEM Impact”, administered by the Organization for the Development of Entrepreneurship (ODA), reports Logos Press.

    12 January 2026
    Loans up to 5 mln lei from “FACEM Impact”

    In December 2025, 38 micro and small agricultural enterprises accessed funding under the FCA program worth more than 38 million lei. Grants were given in the amount of 3.95 million lei, Logos Press reported.

    12 January 2026
    Agrarians will be granted credits worth 271 million lei

    On January 9, the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine published a list of software and communication equipment banned for use, which included several products of the Russian company 1C, including accounting programs, Logos Press reported.

    11 January 2026
    Ukraine banned 1C accounting programs

    Slovak President Peter Pellegrini, Prime Minister Robert Fitzo and National Council President Richard Rasi reiterated a unified position on the non-provision of military aid to Ukraine after a joint lunch on Saturday, Logos Press reported.

    11 January 2026
    Slovakia denies military aid to Ukraine

    EU member states on Jan. 9 gave the green light to sign an agreement with Mercosur, paving the way for the creation of a vast trade bloc between Europe and Latin America, Logos Press reported.

    10 January 2026
    The majority voted in favor of Mercosur

    Two cases of illegal transportation of goods were solved by the officers of the Palanca customs post, together with officers of the General Inspectorate of Border Police of the Republic of Moldova, as a result of the effective application of risk analysis within customs control, Logos Press reported.

    10 January 2026
    Risk analysis helped identify counterfeiters

    In 2026, the exemption amounts for resident individuals, including personal exemptions, remain the same as in 2025 at LE 29700, according to Logos Press.

    9 January 2026
    Personal exemption not indexed

    In 2026, the mechanism for determining the amount of mandatory contributions to the state social insurance system in a fixed annual amount, which is determined by indexing the wages projected for the previous year, has been retained,” Logos Press reported.

    9 January 2026
    Amounts of fixed contributions to the social fund are determined

    Ambassadors from the 27 EU member states are voting Jan. 9 in favor of the Mercosur deal, with a positive outcome that could allow European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to sign the agreement in Latin America next week, Logos Press reported.

    9 January 2026
    EU deal with Mercosur in doubt

    The provisions of the new tax regime for freelancers, effective January 1, 2026, are already drawing criticism due to the high flat tax rate of 15%,” Logos Press reported.

    8 January 2026
    Freelancers lack incentives

    Beginning January 1, 2026, the list of reimbursed medications has been expanded with new drugs and prescription expiration dates for reimbursed medications have been extended, according to Logos Press.

    7 January 2026
    Prescription rules have been changed

    A new digital service for the registration of independent entrepreneurs in the State Register of Legal Entities has been launched by the State Services Agency, Logos Press reports.

    6 January 2026
    Freelancers will be able to register online

    Although the drafts “On Approval and Enactment of Local Taxes for 2026” and “On Approval of the Chisinau Municipality Budget for 2026” received a positive opinion from the specialized economic commission of the Municipal Council, they were not considered by the councillors due to political disagreements, Logos Press reported.

    6 January 2026
    Chisinau lives on a temporary budget

    As of July 1, 2026, the special tax regime in the cab transportation industry will be abolished, Logos Press reported.

    6 January 2026
    Special regime for cab drivers will be canceled in six months

    The cost of health insurance for 2026 remained at the same level as in previous years – 12,636 lei, as well as the benefits for payment in the first three months of the year for some categories of people,” Logos Press reported.

    5 January 2026
    Health insurance didn’t go up

    From January 15 to February 24, 2026, the Department of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries is accepting applications for funding for projects under the LEADER Local Development Phase III program, according to Logos Press.

    5 January 2026
    The LEADER program will receive 7% of the agricultural fund

    On New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2025, the first offers for balancing electricity were submitted and the transactions were registered by the state enterprise Moldelectrica, Logos Press reported.

    5 January 2026
    First transactions on the balancing electricity market started

    Moldova’s total state budget revenues for the eleven months of 2025 amounted to just over 68.8 billion lei, up 14.4% (about 8.65 billion lei) compared to the same period of 2024, Logos Press reported.

    4 January 2026
    The state budget deficit for 11 months of 2025 year amounted to almost 10 billion lei