social protection

Victims of domestic and sexual violence in Moldova will be able to seek help not only by phone, but also through chats, WhatsApp, Viber, Messenger, e-mail and video calls, Logos Press reports.

Representatives of the free professions in the field of justice, as well as private family doctors may be deprived of the discount on the compulsory health insurance policy, provided when paying contributions until the end of March. This amendment to the Law on Funds of Compulsory Health Insurance for 2026 was supported by the government at a meeting on December 23.

MPs from the opposition factions of parliament have introduced amendments to the draft state budget for 2026 worth more than 45 billion lei, Logos Press reported.

Income inequality is growing in Moldova: the top 20% of the population in 2024 received almost 42% of total income. The share of the poorest 20% remains almost unchanged. Experts believe that reducing the gap will require not only increasing minimum wages and pensions, but also, in the medium term, implementing elements of progressive taxation and social reforms.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection will submit to the government for approval a proposal to set the minimum wage in the country at 6,300 lei for 2026, Logos Press reported.