Federation of Cancer Patients Associations Launches Free Screening Program For Oncological Skin Diseases
The Federation of Cancer Patients Associations (FABC) in Romania is launching the fourth edition of the campaign “A clean future,” through a free screening program aimed at detecting oncological skin diseases at the early stage.
People in Bucharest can get their moles tested free of charge, every day, until June 27, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., in Tineretului Park.
The screening campaign comes in the context in which Romanians’ behaviour towards sun exposure is worrisome: although over 50% of them are aware that moles can be dangerous for their health, nine in ten Romanians said they had no skin checkups over the last year, according to a study ordered by FABC and conducted in 2015. (Adevarul)
Tax Cuts, One Of Factors Reducing Tax Evasion
Tax cuts was of the causes for the reduction of tax evasion and checkups at customhouses helped crack down on the underground economy.
Romania is the country with the worst collection of the value added tax, among countries in the region.
2015 brought some major changes: it was the year in which the difference between what was collected and what was supposed to be collected fell below 40%.
If the percentage reached 44.4% in 2014, it fell to 39.6% in 2015. Nevertheless, the state keeps losing EUR8 billion per year due to tax evasion. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Energy Holding CE Hunedoara Reenters Insolvency
State-run energy holding Complexul Energetic Hunedoara entered insolvency again on Thursday, while GMC SPRL Craiova was reappointed as judicial administrator, to the detriment of Euro Insol, which was proposed by the company.
Hunedoara Court retried the insolvency request after the insolvency file was resent to the court by Alba Iulia Court of Appeals.
On January 7, Hunedoara Court admitted the insolvency request filed by Complexul Energetic Hunedoara and appointed GMC SPRL Craiova as judicial administrator. On December 28, 2015, CE Hunedoara Board of Directors decided to file for voluntary insolvency of the company, in an attempt to avoid bankruptcy. At that time, CE Hunedoara’s debts totaled RON1.2 billion.
CE Hunedoara holds approximately 5% of Romania’s electricity production and employs 6,257 people. The company was set up in 2012, through the merger of state-owned thermal power producers Deva and Paroseni, and produces electricity using coal. (Puterea)
Romanian Households Paid On Average RON446 In Fees, Taxes And Social Contributions In 2015
Costs with taxes, fees and social contributions rose to 19% of Romanian households’ budgets in 2015, compared with 16% in 2014.
People in capital Bucharest and the region of Banat pay the most and those in Moldavia pay the less, according to official statistics.
In 2015, Romanian households paid on average RON446 in fees, taxes and social contributions, which accounts for 19% of their available budget, according to data from the National Statistics Institute (INS).
In 2014, the average costs with fees, taxes and social contributions stood at RON378.3 per month, accounting for 16.7% of the available budget. (Adevarul)
Liviu Dragnea Asks PM Ciolos To Sack Two Ministers
Liviu Dragnea, head of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), on Thursday asked Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos to dismiss two ministers.
Dragnea said he asked Ciolos to replace Justice Minister Raluca Pruna and Agriculture Minister Achim Irimescu. (Puterea)