Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, Klaus Iohannis In Talks Over Potential Fusion Between FC And PNL
Mihai Razvan Ungureanu and Klaus Iohannis met for talks about a potential fusion between the Civic Force Party (FC) and the National Liberal Party (PNL).
“We had talks about politics, about what happens in the country at the moment, about what we all have to do. (…) About the unity of the right wing. This is the main topic in the dialog with president Vasile Blaga and in the dialog with president Klaus Iohannis,” Ungureanu stated. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Special Constructions Tax Insufficient To Offset Social Security Tax Cut
The revenue collected between 2014 and 2015 from the tax on special constructions will be insufficient to cover the negative impact on the state budget caused by the cut in the social security tax by 5%.
Romania needs additional fiscal measures besides a recently introduced levy on special constructions to compensate for the lower social security tax rate and be able to continue to reduce its budget deficit.
The government Wednesday approved a five-percentage point cut in the social security tax, in a move aimed at lowering the burden on labor and stimulating investments. The new tax rate will be applicable starting with October 1, pending an upcoming vote in parliament. (Romania Libera)
Farm Income Tax To Be Annulled For Production Damaged By External Factors
Farm income tax will be annulled, proportionally to the degree of calamity, for farmers whose production was damaged last year following external factors, according to a government’s emergency ordinance.
The ordinance stipulates that farmers may receive such support if the agricultural production was over 30% damaged, based on a document issued by authorities, according to the law. Moreover, farmers who already paid the farm income tax will get the money back. (Curierul National)
Prime Minister: State Aid Funds In The Budget To Be Hiked
Prime Minister Victor Ponta stated Thursday that the state aid funds in the budget will be increased at the budget revision, as the initial funds are already over, adding that the funds will be recovered from taxes and fees.
Budget Minister Liviu Voinea stated last month that the Finance Ministry issued, in the first four months of the year, financing agreements worth EUR40 million, for all the four state aid schemes, at a total investment value of EUR112 million. (Puterea)
Four Genetic Mutations May Cut Risk Of Heart Disease By 40%
A rare set of genetic mutations may cut the risk of heart disease by 40 percent, according to a study of the DNA of nearly 4,000 people carried out by US researchers, AFP reports.
The findings will allow the development of new treatments for heart diseases, according to the study, published Wednesday in US magazine New England Journal of Medicine.
Lipid in the blood, in various forms – “bad” cholesterol (LDL), “good” cholesterol (HDL) and triglycerides, are causal factors in heart disease. (Romania Libera)