News about State budget and taxes

As part of the administrative-territorial reform, the authorities promise to revise the distribution of VAT and personal income tax.

The Moldovan authorities doubt the need to pay the debt to the CIS when leaving the organization.

For Maia Sandu will have to increase her salary, Moldovan Finance Minister Andrian Gavrilice said.

The Customs Service informs that the follow-up inspections carried out between March 30 and April 10, 2026, revealed additional customs obligations amounting to 1.488 million lei, which are subject to recovery in the state budget of the country.

Administrative-territorial reform should be streamlined as part of a large-scale fiscal decentralization reform, economists at the Expert-Grup think tank recommend.

Specialists of the State Tax Service and PCCOCS uncovered a tax evasion scheme organized by a family engaged in business in agriculture. The damage to the budget amounted to more than 7 million lei.

In March this year, more than 620 thousand households received compensation for heat, which is about 1.2 million people – more than half of the population of the Republic of Moldova.

The Public Finance Control Commission today backed drafts to reduce the VAT rate on fuel from 20% to 12% while cutting excise duty by 50%.

Businesses are eagerly awaiting news about the anticipated tax policy changes planned for next year. The Ministry of Finance has already unveiled some of its ideas at the annual Tax and Customs Policy Conference on March 30.

In the April 2026 report “Institutions for Industrial Policy,” International Monetary Fund (IMF) experts discuss the shift away from pure free market principles in economic management. Industrial strategies require active government intervention and coordination, reminiscent of Soviet Gosplan methods to support key sectors of the economy in the new environment, according to the Fund’s working papers.

The Ministry of Finance’s budget forecasts will be compared with the estimates of the European Commission (EC). The authorities will have to justify serious discrepancies.

Moldova actively attracted external financing in 2025, with a significant portion of funds coming from the European Union. The EU even allocated additional funds (€18.9 million) in September to complement the aid package under the reform mechanism. One of the key objectives of these agreements is to support the country’s modernization and fulfill its EU accession commitments.

The White House has requested $152 to return the former prison island of Alcatraz to the current prison service.

Deputies propose to extend benefits for veterans of labor. So that everyone, including those who work, could benefit from sanatorium treatment once every three years.

The level of budget deficit, fixed in the fiscal policy, should not exceed 3% of gross domestic product (GDP).

Participants of the state program “First House” will enjoy the conditions established earlier. They will not be affected by the recent decision to stop collecting applications for compensation.

The employment rate in Moldova fell to 40.2% in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 43.40% in the third quarter. This decline reflects a reduction in the number of employed persons to 774,000, indicating a shrinking labor market.

On Thursday, April 2, when Autism Awareness Day is celebrated around the world, MPs did not limit themselves to formal statements: they watched a thematic film, took a group photo with puzzles in their hands and tried an interactive experience that allows you to look at the world through the eyes of a person with autism. But after the “assembled puzzle” about understanding and empathy, the usual political picture unfolded in the parliament – arguments about pensions, social spending, demography about the future of the country. The deputies were considering a simple vote of no confidence in the social protection policy.

Today, another 81 Moldovan companies received grants worth 43 million lei. The certificates were handed over to the beneficiaries during an event organized by the Organization for Development of Entrepreneurship (ODA).

The rates of fees in Chisinau municipality were indexed by 4.7% this year. They will be applied from January 1, 2026.