Expert-Grup: Digital Taxi Platforms Boost Tax Revenue in Moldova

Economic expert: Digital taxi platforms are helping to boost tax revenue for the Republic of Moldova’s budget

The operations of digital taxi-booking platforms, including Yandex Go, Bolt and Letz, contribute to greater market transparency and increased tax revenue for the Republic of Moldova’s budget. In this context, claims that Yandex’s operations do not generate tax revenue for the state do not reflect the full picture. Stas Madan, an economic expert at the Expert-Grup think tank, drew attention to this fact in a post published on his Facebook page.

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The expert paid particular attention to tax revenue. According to Madan, from a tax perspective, the commission charged for Yandex Go services is treated as payment for imported services and is subject to value added tax (VAT). According to the data presented by the expert, in 2025, the corresponding budget revenue from taxi operators collaborating with Yandex amounted to approximately 12.5 million lei.

Madan also explains the economic model underpinning the taxi services market. Digital platforms provide the technological infrastructure required for booking journeys, whilst the transport services themselves are provided by licensed local companies.

According to the example given by the economic expert, “based on the commission charged by Yandex, which is said to be 12 per cent, it follows that, for example, on a journey where you paid 100 lei, 12 lei goes to Yandex, whilst the remaining 88 lei stays with the local companies”.

According to the figures cited by the economist, in 2025, local taxi companies generated turnover of approximately 1.2 billion lei.

At the same time, the expert draws attention to the increase in tax revenue from this sector. According to information from the Ministry of Finance, presented by Madan, in 2024, taxi companies paid 151.5 million lei in taxes and contributions to the state budget, and in 2025 this figure rose to 215.9 million lei, representing an increase of over 42 per cent.

In the economist’s view, it is precisely thanks to platforms such as Yandex Go, Letz and Bolt that the taxi services market has become considerably more fiscally transparent in recent years, and revenue from taxes and contributions has increased compared with previous periods.

Source: Infomarket.

This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.

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