03:44    |    21/12/2012

USL governing program: VAT to return to 19 pc, minimum salary to grow to RON 1,200 by 2016

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The Romanian government has published the complete list of ministers that are part of the Ponta II Government and the governing program for 2013-2016, which stipulates that the VAT will return to 19 pc and the minimum salary will grow to RON 1,200 by 2016.

•    VAT will return to 19 per cent

•    The tax system and the system of combating evasion will be revised; on the medium term a low VAT will be set for staple foodstuffs on condition the necessary fiscal space is assured

•    The 16 per cent ceiling will be maintained and a differentiated salary tax with fiscal deductabilities will be gradually introduced: levels of 8 per cent, 12 per cent and 16 per cent will be established on salary grids

•    An average annual economic growth rhythm of 3 per cent in 2013-2016

•    The number of parafiscal taxes to be cut by half.

•    The Social Insurance Contribution (CAS) paid by employers will be lowered by 5 per cent

•    Dividends reinvested in technological tools and equipment will be tax exempt for a period of 5 years

•    The business environment will be stimulated within admissible limits for macroeconomic stability by simplifying procedures and eliminating red tape for small entrepreneurs. Raising the VAT exemption ceiling to EUR 65,000 for small entrepreneurs.

•    Lowering the VAT for agricultural producers from 24 per cent to 9 per cent, 15 per cent being left at their disposal for development. The measure will concern only production and not processing too.

•    Applying the fiscal audit just once every three years for SMEs and applying the “only once” principle in order to eliminate a public institution’s requests for SMEs to file documents issued by other institutions.

 

Programul de guvernare USL: TVA va reveni la 19%, salariul minim pe economie va creşte la 1.200 de lei până în 2016 

Guvernul României a publicat lista completă a miniştrilor din Cabinetul Ponta II şi programul de guvernare pentru 2013-2016, în care se menţionează că TVA va reveni la 19%, iar salariul minim pe economie va creşte la 1.200 de lei până în 2016.

Principalele puncte ale programului de guvernare pentru perioada 2013-2016: