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Actualizare - Dan Şucu: Criza economică nu se rezolvă cu taxe mai mari, ci cu reformă bugetară

Tax consultant Gabriel Biriş, a lawyer and former secretary of state at the Ministry of Finance during the Cioloş government, claims that the package of fiscal changes proposed by the Bolojan Cabinet is the lesser evil.

The Ministry of Finance yesterday made the legislative package on fiscal-budgetary measures aimed at reducing the current budget deficit transparent, a package that provides for doubling the bank turnover tax, increasing VAT, increasing excise...

Immediately after the presentation of the tax measures package proposed by the Bologna government, the business community in our country reacted by stating that the legislative proposal is not only untimely, but also potentially destructive for...

Economic expert, university professor Dr. Mircea Coşea, told us that the package of fiscal measures presented yesterday by Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare is toxic for the country's economy.

The increase in dividend tax, from 10%, as it is now, to 16%, as it will be from the beginning of next year, will not have too much of an impact on long-term investors, believes Dragoş Mesaroş, trading director of financial brokerage company...

The European Commission has announced that it is maintaining the ambitious target of a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, compared to 1990 levels, but is introducing a series of "flexibilities' to accommodate opposition...

The European Commission has announced that it is maintaining the ambitious target of a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, compared to 1990 levels, but is introducing a series of "flexibilities' to accommodate opposition...

Pan-European stock operator Euronext is negotiating the acquisition of the Athens Stock Exchange, in a share transaction worth 399 million euros ($470 million), Reuters reports. Euronext operates markets in Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, the...

The US currency has had its weakest first half of the year since 1973, as the US Dollar Index, a measure of the value of the US currency against a basket of six other currencies, fell more than 10%, according to the Financial Times.

Pan-European stock operator Euronext is negotiating the acquisition of the Athens Stock Exchange, in a share transaction worth 399 million euros ($470 million), Reuters reports. Euronext operates markets in Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, the...

The US currency has had its weakest first half of the year since 1973, as the US Dollar Index, a measure of the value of the US currency against a basket of six other currencies, fell more than 10%, according to the Financial Times.

The world is witnessing an unprecedented scandal at the highest political and economic level, between Donald Trump and Elon Musk. At the center of attention, as he wants, is the US president himself, whose mother claimed, in an interview in 1997,...

The Supreme Council for National Defense (CSAT), led for the first time by President Nicuşor Dan, met yesterday at the Cotroceni Palace, in a meeting that lasted over three and a half hours. The meeting also marks the first participation of the...

Spain has set a new national temperature record for June, with 46 degrees Celsius measured in the town of El Granado, located in the south of the country, close to the border with Portugal. The information was officially confirmed by the Spanish...

US President Donald Trump sees no need to extend tariff truce beyond July 9, preferring to send a letter directly to trading partners setting out the tariffs they will have to pay, according to international media.

US stocks continue to underperform in 2025, hurt by a weaker dollar and trade tensions over the Trump administration's tariffs.

With the return of the electricity market in our country to free market status, with the termination of the cap-compensation scheme on July 1, consumers will directly feel the market variations, and for many of them, the energy bill could become...

More than half of Europe and the Mediterranean region were affected by drought at the beginning of June 2025, marking an absolute record for this time of year, according to an analysis by AFP based on data provided by the European Drought...

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) indices recorded significant increases last month, amid the confirmation of the country's pro-European course, highlighted by the election of independent candidate Nicuşor Dan as president, in a context...

The end of the calendar spring, the month of May, represented a turning point both in the political evolution and in the shaping of Romania's economic and financial trajectory, marking major transitions, institutional volatility, but also...

Europe must reach a level of complete readiness by 2030, capable of deterring any threat, is the joint message conveyed yesterday by Mark Rutte - NATO Secretary General - and Ursula von der Leyen - President of the European Commission, at the...

A team of researchers from the University of Edinburgh has managed to create paracetamol from plastic waste, using a biochemical reaction involving the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli), according to a study published in the prestigious...

The government led by Ilie Bolojan, made up of the pro-European coalition formed by PSD, PNL, USR, UDMR and the National Minorities Group, passed the Parliament vote yesterday, with 301 votes in favor out of the 310 votes cast and 9 votes...

The state should start with reducing budget spending and administrative reform before introducing new taxes or increasing existing ones, Senator Florin Jianu, former president of the National Council of Small and Medium-sized Private Enterprises...

The measures negotiated and approved at the Cotroceni Palace have not yet passed through the leaderships of the parties that will form the future government, but it is certain that not all liberals agree with the supertaxation of stock market...

The state should start with reducing budget spending and administrative reform before introducing new taxes or increasing existing ones, Senator Florin Jianu, former president of the National Council of Small and Medium-sized Private Enterprises...

The number of regions affected by drought globally doubled between 1900 and 2020, according to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). According to the analysis, droughts have become more frequent, more...

The conflict between Israel and Iran seems far from the moment of de-escalation, if we take into account the message sent yesterday by Israel Katz, the Defense Minister from Tel Aviv to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. According to the Jerusalem Post and...

Cantitatea de materii reciclate intrate în economiile lumii creşte uşor şi depăşeşte 7,3 miliarde de tone, dar, pe fondul exploatării galopante de resurse şi materii prime virgine, indicele global de circularitate continuă să scadă şi ajunge la...

Negotiations at the Cotroceni Palace on the appointment of a future prime minister and the adoption of a new fiscal package have become bogged down in a complex political deadlock, marked by tensions between pro-European parties and increasing...

Guvernatorul Băncii Naţionale a României, Mugur Isărescu, a lansat, ieri, un avertisment clar privind direcţia reformelor economice şi riscurile asociate politicilor fiscale actuale. Într-un mesaj adresat direct guvernanţilor, acesta a subliniat...

The Governor of the National Bank of Romania, Mugur Isărescu, issued a clear warning yesterday regarding the direction of economic reforms and the risks associated with current fiscal policies. In a message directly addressed to the government,...

For the sustainability of public debt, given that the budget deficit reached 9.3% of Gross Domestic Product last year, a massive fiscal adjustment is necessary, i.e. a drastic reduction in public spending and better collection of revenues to the...

The world is approaching a turning point in protecting the oceans: the international treaty on the high seas, adopted in 2023, is about to become a legal reality. The announcement was made by French President Emmanuel Macron at the opening of the...

PSD does not give up on the idea of establishing a solidarity tax and introducing, after the digitalization of ANAF, the progressive tax, said Petre Florin Manole, the spokesperson for the social-democratic political party, yesterday.

Robert Fico, the prime minister of Slovakia, recently praised the Uzbek model of "efficient governance.” This is no joke. In the midst of an official visit to Tashkent, the leader from Bratislava saw fit to praise a system that...

French banking group Societe Generale SA will launch a dollar-backed stablecoin through its crypto subsidiary SG-FORGE, becoming the first major European lender to launch a dollar-backed cryptocurrency in a growing market for digital stablecoins,...

Hungary has suddenly decided to increase its target for foreign currency bond issuance this year, as the government in Budapest seeks new funds to cover a growing budget deficit, Bloomberg reports, according to Agerpres.