News about State budget and taxes

The State Tax Service (STS), as the body responsible for the implementation of the EU’s Fiscalis tax cooperation program, has been highlighted by the European Commission as the most active candidate country.

At the end of last week, the process of discussing tax changes planned for next year de facto started. The Minister of Finance familiarized representatives of business associations with the main proposals of the ministry.

Public debt service costs in developed countries are growing rapidly, reaching record global levels. This process is caused by the need for emergency anti-crisis borrowing and a long period of high interest rates set by central banks to fight inflation. Between 2020 and 2025, the ratio of public debt to GDP in developed countries increased by 25-30% on average.

To date, with the support of the World Bank, more than 600 million lei have been invested in the modernization of laboratories, research centers and university curricula.

The Material Reserves Agency announced in May a series of large tenders for the purchase of specialized machinery and equipment worth more than 20 million lei. The purchases are intended to respond to emergencies, eliminate the consequences of floods and provide mobile sanitation infrastructure.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) supports the development of education as a basis for sustainable economic growth, with a special focus on the training of qualified personnel.

Chisinau will not receive money, but the rigidity of criteria for evaluating economic policy will remain at the level of standard IMF loan agreements. Any violation of the reform schedule will instantly deprive Moldova of the status of a “reliable borrower” before other donors.

The Public Property Agency estimates the value of the two remaining private premises in the building of the Prosecutor General’s Office in Chisinau at about 3 million lei. This amount will be paid by the state as part of the expropriation procedure.

Yesterday, the IMF Mission and the Government of Moldova reached an expert-level agreement on a new policy coordination instrument (PCI) for the next 3 years, without financing.

The government has given a negative opinion on a new legislative initiative to lower the retirement age for mothers with many children. The Cabinet of Ministers considered that since women on average live longer, the measure could lead to additional pressure on the budget.

More than 30 searches took place in Chisinau in a case of tax evasion and money laundering worth about 7 million lei.

From May 19 to 21, 2026, the State Tax Service will host an official delegation of the Swedish Tax Agency as part of the final phase of the implementation of the Cooperation Agreement between the two institutions.

Finance Minister Andrian Havrilice today made a statement on the outcome of the negotiations on the agreement with the IMF. He specified, without giving details, that the sides agreed on the objectives of reducing the budget deficit and on the measures needed for a sustainable economic growth.

The maintenance of obsolete assets of the Ministry of Defense costs the state more than their real value. In this connection, the ministry proposes to allow not only the sale but also the donation of such property. The matter concerns non-military assets such as power plants, pumps, tents and other property that is no longer used by the army.

In June, children with disabilities will receive an additional financial aid of 3,000 lei. The members of the parliamentary commission for social protection, healthcare and family approved a report on the relevant draft law.

Teachers of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, informatics, as well as teachers of Romanian language and literature for pupils whose mother tongue is not Romanian, who will be employed in public general education institutions, will receive lump-sum payments of up to 375 thousand lei. The amount was increased by 100 thousand lei.

“Internationalization” of Moldovan business, its digitalization and non-repayable loans – updated support measures approved today by the government. By 2027, the executive branch plans to increase the number and contribution of small and medium-sized enterprises to GDP production, to attract more than 17,000 pairs of workers, including from foreigners, and to more actively support businesses “with a female face”.

The international competition “Zayed Prize for Sustainable Development 2027” is open to companies, non-profit organizations, small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as educational institutions from the Republic of Moldova.

Moldova and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached an agreement on a new cooperation program for the next three years. This was announced by Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu after the IMF mission in Chisinau.

In Moldova, especially in Chisinau, the market of public parking lots has not been regulated for many years, which leads to numerous inconveniences for drivers and pedestrians.