USB Leaders Refuse Alliance With Liberals
The new leader of the Liberal Party’s Bucharest chapter Cristian Busoi said he would like a collaboration with USB in local councils in the city, but USB leader Nicusor Dan ruled out any alliance with liberals.
“We’re not considering any alliances at this time. We said we would go alone. As regards our activity in local councils, our votes will depend on each project. We will back good projects and, should we notice illegal activity, we will notify competent authorities. We rule out any alliance because we care what our audience wants and they don’t want us teaming up with wither social democrats or liberals,” Dan said. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Green Energy Producers Want To Sue Romania
Renewable energy producers are preparing to sue the Romanian state, the last step in a series of talks and requests.
The bankruptcy of green energy producers could have a chain effect on financing institutions and banks want to study the impact of new energy regulations on the Romanian financial sector.
“Over the past years, due to changes in the green energy support scheme (delay or lack of assignment of green certificates), we have suffered damages. Many companies in the sector are on the verge of bankruptcy,” officials of player sin the green energy sector told newspaper PUTEREA. (Puterea)
Cash Registers To Send Data Directly To Tax Authority
A draft decision of the Finance Ministry will force economic operators to use electronic cash registers connected to tax authority servers.
The measure could lower small tax evasion by 30% overnight but it will not become effective immediately.
Economic operators may keep using their old cash registers until November 1, 2017.
The first such ordinance to switch to electronic cash registers was given in December 2014 but the tax authority lacked the technical capacity to manage the process.
“Once the system is in place, VAT and direct tax collections will increase by 20–30%, as was the case in Bulgaria, which had the same tax authority upgrade program with aid from the World Bank,” tax consultant Adrian Benta told newspaper Evenimentul Zilei. (Evenimentul Zilei)
All State Expenses To Be Public As Of Aug 15
All of Romania’s 13,700 public institutions registered on the Finance Ministry’s budget transparency platform will make their expenses public on the platform by August 15.
Of the total, only 10,000 public institutions are currently active on the platform and publish their financial reports regularly.
“By August 15, all 13,700 institutions registered in the transparency system will be utilizing it,” said finance minister Anca Dragu.
The platform, transparenta-bugetara.ro, includes data for institutions ranging from kindergartens to Cabinet ministries and chambers of Parliament. (Adevarul)
Romania Faces Prison Riots
Romania’s national penitentiary administration announced Wednesday riots broke out in eight of the country’s 45 detention units.
Convicts started protesting asking for improved detention conditions, such as less crowded units, lucrative and educational activities, TV programs, medical services and shorter sentences and parole terms. (Puterea)