News about Tax policy

The draft tax policy for next year provides for adjustments to the tax regime for independent contractors (freelancers). Changes are proposed to income thresholds and tax rates, as well as to the rules governing the deduction of expenses incurred by companies when working with them. 

At current prices, it’s impossible for an average family to buy a home with a mortgage. Renting is also out of the question, especially if VAT is included in the rent.

The Moldovan Real Estate Agencies Association has expressed concern over certain proposed changes in the draft tax policy for 2027, which could directly affect people who are selling, buying, or renting housing.

Moldova and Belgium have initiated negotiations on a draft protocol amending the Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Income and Capital.  

Liliana Iaconi, Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Public Administration and Regional Development, proposes abolishing the mandatory minimum property tax rate for individuals, so that local public authorities can adjust tax rates based on the economic realities of their communities.

The Ministry of Finance has launched a public consultation on the draft tax policy for 2027. The draft will be open for public comment until June 19, 2026. The Ministry of Finance will take into account suggestions and comments from stakeholders as it finalizes the document.

The total income reported by freelancers in May of this year amounted to 36,109,007.73 lei, while the total flat tax calculated was 5,416,351.16 lei. This is 34.22% more than in April.

Starting July 1 of this year, new European Union regulations will take effect requiring the payment of a customs duty of €3 per item for shipments originating from non-EU countries.

Instead of IDNP, these systems will adopt state identification numbers (IDNO), which will be assigned to resident individuals engaged in commercial activities.

The situation on the global sugar market has begun to change—signs and indications of a global rise in sugar prices have emerged. The impact of trends in the international sugar market on Moldova’s sugar market is limited—due to a high (approximately 75%) basic customs duty and, consequently, limited imports.

The escalation of the conflict in Iran is causing serious financial difficulties for major Chinese e-commerce platforms.

In Ukraine, despite the war, the market of individual services is rapidly growing thanks to microentrepreneurship. In the first five months of 2026, the country registered 5007 new businesses in this sphere, which is 15% more than in the same period last year, when the market was replenished with 4353 business entities.

In order to increase tax transparency and to comply with the latest technological developments, the Moldovan government intends to ratify the Amendment to the Multilateral Agreement of Competent Authorities on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (AEOI). The Cabinet of Ministers will consider the relevant draft at its next meeting.

The taxpayer has the right to submit objections to the Tax Visit Report within 3 business days of its receipt.

Finance Minister Andrian Havrilice sees no objective reasons to further postpone the implementation of VAT on car imports. The tax will be introduced from January 1, 2027 at the rate of 20%.

UPDATED. The cab services market in Chisinau, whose annual turnover is estimated at 2 billion lei, has once again been in the center of attention of lawmakers. According to deputy Alexandru Trubca, official reports show only 1.2 billion lei, which means that about 800 million lei remain out of sight of the tax authorities.

The application process for the competition for financial assistance to offset excise taxes on diesel fuel purchased between March 1 and May 31, 2026 has been completed. The competition ran from May 11 through June 2, 2026, and the Agricultural Intervention and Payment Agency (AIPA) received 2,244 applications.

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.

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