News about State budget and taxes

The Organization for Enterprise Development (ODA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization, announces the launch of a competition to select the first investment partner for the implementation of the financial product “Fund of Funds through First Loss Tranche”.

The Moldovan state budget envisages funds related to vacation days not used by public sector employees. In particular, this year the amount of over 192.4 million lei is planned for these payments.

A Guarantee Fund will be established in Moldova. It is established to transpose the EU Directive, which sets minimum standards for the protection of workers’ rights and the prevention of losses in the event of employer insolvency.

The government did not support the abolition of the minimum real estate tax rate proposed by the opposition. The conclusion to its draft was approved at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.

Until June 30, 2026, citizens must pay real estate and land tax. This includes apartments, houses and plots owned by individuals, as well as land plots of peasant (farm) holdings.

Within the framework of the country’s reintegration policy, 15 government programs were implemented in 2011-2025, which allowed financing 616 projects worth over 218 million lei. On Wednesday, June 3, the government approved a new one-year program with a budget of 25 million lei and a list of new projects.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the National Program of Culture and Heritage Development for 2025-2035, designed to increase citizens’ involvement in the country’s cultural life. One of the key goals of the document is to increase the average monthly spending on culture and recreation per person to 161.1 lei by 2030.

According to operative information, the national public budget (NPB) revenues, administered by the State Tax Service, amounted to about 35.4 billion lei in the first 5 months of 2026. This is by 4 billion lei, or 12.6% more compared to the same period last year.

The State Procurement Agency is planning to reorganize its activities and increase the number of staff to cope with the new responsibilities assigned to the agency. The relevant draft government decree envisages an increase in the maximum number of staff from 32 to 39 units.

The revenues of the Customs Service (SMC), transferred to the state budget last week, amounted to more than 863.4 million lei.

The new Minister of Agriculture Uldis Augulis believes that the reduced VAT rate for essential products should be made permanent.

Excessive noise in commercial and catering facilities will be authorized by the authorities. The National Agency for Public Health will have the right to detect and investigate such offenses.

One of the main illusions of the administrative reform is that local self-government can be created legally. It is enough to transfer powers to the territory, elect a local council, approve the budget, appoint the staff, write a strategy, hold public hearings – and the territory supposedly becomes a subject of development.

Moldova’s culture and cultural heritage sector faces deep structural problems caused by deteriorated infrastructure and chronic underfunding, which significantly limits citizens’ access to quality cultural services. To overcome these problems, investments of over 1.85 billion lei are required.

Moldova needs a comprehensive fiscal reform aimed at broadening the tax base while preserving the scope for increasing public spending, especially on wages and investment. The tax base should be broadened by eliminating numerous tax exemptions, especially those resulting from the differentiated VAT rate, and by combating the informal economy.

The local self-government reform is necessary, but its success depends on financial instruments, said Edinet mayor Constantin Cojocaru.

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development proposes to speed up the repair of critical sections of the railroad, by removing the linkage of financing to the completion of the reorganization of the state enterprise “Calea Ferată din Moldova”.

The government plans to change tariffs for special courier services from January 1, 2027, according to a draft developed by the Information and Security Service (ISS).

The program of measures for the country’s reintegration for 2026, worth 25 million lei, is scheduled to be approved at a government meeting next week.

The Romanian Parliament has passed a bill banning the sale of state-owned shares in companies and credit institutions, including shares in companies listed on the stock exchange, until December 31, 2027, regardless of the size of the state stake.