“We shouldn’t be naïve to believe that it (the government – e.n.) can move mountains in one year, as it is impossible, but at least it can take certain steps that could become a trend for the upcoming years and that could not be reversed irrespective of the governments to come,” Dumitru told a conference Tuesday.
Thus, the Finance Ministry should mainly focus on tax collection, by speeding up the program with World Bank, with financing worth EUR70 million, which currently lags behind schedule.
Dumitru said they cannot talk about increasing tax collection unless the system gets taxpayer-friendly. At the same time, the state should become more transparent and efficient in terms of budgetary spending to encourage taxpayers pay their taxes.
The government should also focus on public investments, which are currently on a downward trend, the Fiscal Council president said.