According to Ponta, the government will collect “zero” from the banking system after changes to provision regulations. Before these changes, the government expected to collect 1 billion lei (EUR0.225 billion) in tax on profit from the central bank alone in September, Ponta said.
Moreover, the reorganization of ANAF delayed tax payments by two to four months, while many firms filed for insolvency only to avoid paying taxes, the prime minister explained. (EUR1=RON4.4306)