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

    Moldovan taxpayers set a new record – in one day they contributed 1.5 billion lei to the budget. This happened on March 25.

    26 March 2026
    Taxpayers “closed the year” with a record high

    The VAT rate applicable to the HoReCa sector during the state of emergency declared by Parliament on Tuesday will not change.

    26 March 2026
    PE regime does not change VAT rate for HoReCa

    The procedure for the operation of tax checkpoints will be adjusted. The authorities intend to improve the legal framework in this respect, taking into account the proposals of taxpayers.

    26 March 2026
    The rules for tax checkpoints will change

    The Customs Service has improved its position in terms of state budget execution. While in January of this year it undercollected excise duties by almost 100 million lei, in two months, in January and February 2026, the revenues of the Customs Service, although not significantly (by 1%), exceeded the funds collected for the same period in 2025.

    26 March 2026
    Customs showed growth in February

    A group of deputies proposes to amend the provisions of the Tax Code relating to the registration of enterprises as VAT payers. Provided that their proposals are adopted by Parliament, the procedure for revoking this status will be simplified.

    26 March 2026
    Deputies propose simplifying the renunciation of VAT payer status

    The process of voluntary unification of mayoralties will become simpler, more flexible and more adapted to the needs of communities. Amendments to the current mechanism were approved today by the Cabinet of Ministers.

    25 March 2026
    Procedures for merging city halls will be simplified

    At today’s meeting, the government approved a draft, according to which pensions and social benefits will rise by 6.84% on April 1 this year.

    25 March 2026
    Cabinet of Ministers indexed pensions and benefits by 6.84%

    The growth of public sector employees’ salaries will not be postponed this year. The increase will be made, as planned, from September 1, 2026. First of all, it will affect teachers and doctors.

    25 March 2026
    Wage increases are not postponed

    Iran’s strikes on the Ras Laffan gas hub in Qatar disrupted helium production and showed how the conflict is hitting technology and medicine beyond energy markets.

    25 March 2026
    Helium outages from Qatar jeopardize MRIs

    Iran launched strikes across the Middle East on Wednesday morning, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington was holding talks with Tehran and also announced an oil and gas gift from Iran.

    25 March 2026
    Trump expects a ‘gift’ from Iran. Tehran believes the U.S. is talking “to itself.”

    European integration cannot remain just a political project,” says former PDS MP Olesia Stamate. – It must become a citizens’ project based on trust, social cohesion and concrete results.

    25 March 2026
    Opinion: “European integration should be a citizens’ project”

    Moldova is developing a legal framework for the full liberalization of currency transactions from the moment of accession to the EU. It will approve new rules for their implementation and remove provisions regulating authorizations from the legislation.

    25 March 2026
    Full liberalization of currency transactions is being prepared

    Latvia has approved a bill to reduce excise duty on diesel fuel by 15%. This will reduce the price by 8.6 cents per liter, including VAT. In addition, excise duty will be reduced on diesel fuel for farmers, which will reduce its price by 5.9 cents per liter.

    24 March 2026
    Baltic countries reduce excise duty on diesel fuel

    The Chisinau Municipal Council, with the votes of 27 councillors, approved the rates of local taxes and abolished the so-called sanitary levy, excluding it from the list of taxes that will be in force this year. This gives the green light to the procedure of adopting the budget for 2026. However, according to the councillors, in all likelihood this will not be possible until after the Easter holidays.

    24 March 2026
    Sanitary collection has reconciled the Chisinau municipal council

    The European Commission (EC) has postponed the presentation of a plan to ban Russian oil imports to the EU. The issue was to be discussed at the European Commission meeting on April 15.

    24 March 2026
    EC postpones hearing on ban on oil imports from Russia

    It is proposed to strengthen the role of the Ministry of Finance in assessing the fiscal impact of public-private partnership (PPP) projects. The ministry will approve a document justifying the financial obligations of the parties and assessing their impact on the budget.

    24 March 2026
    Authorities change the terms of public-private partnership

    Recently, citizens have been informed about fines via Viber and Telegram. But these messages are false. The State Tax Service warns about this.

    24 March 2026
    State Tax Service: do not believe reports about fines!

    The Government is “against” the introduction of exemption from real estate tax on the purchase of a first home. At the same time, the Cabinet of Ministers is “in favor” of reintroducing the maximum rates for this tax.

    24 March 2026
    “First Housing” will remain without the benefit

    Until April 30, 2026 individuals-citizens must file income tax returns for 2025. The State Tax Service reminds about this, emphasizing that it refers to individuals who do not carry out entrepreneurial activities.

    23 March 2026
    It is possible to declare income until April 30

    It is planned to introduce a gender quota in joint-stock companies from 2028. Women will have to occupy at least 40% of JSC boards of directors. And in the management of JSCs, including executive directors and members of the Board of Directors, at least 33%.

    23 March 2026
    Gender balance in JSC management to be legalized