FADERE Asks Romania To Urgently Pay Its Debts To European Hospitals
FADERE (the Federation of Associations of Romanians in Europe) called on Romania’s Government to urgently pay its debts to hospitals in European countries.
“Hospitals in Europe will no longer provide medical services for Romanians going abroad to get healthcare using the European Health Insurance Card unless the Romanian Government pays its debts,” FADERE said in a statement.
Romania’s National Health Insurance House (CNAS) said it amassed debts of EUR212 million toward healthcare providers in Europe, from 2007 until present. (Romania Libera)
Romania May Allow Organ Harvesting Without Family’s Consent
Organ harvesting in Romania could be allowed without the consent of the family if a deceased person, while alive and competent, expressed their agreement in this respect through a notarial act and was registered in the National Register of Donors of Organs, Tissues and Cells, according to a bill of the Health Ministry.
The ministry put up for public debate a draft order as regards approving the types of application forms for the enforcement of the provisions of Law 95/2006 regarding the transplant of organs, tissues and cells of human origin for therapeutic purpose, according to Mediafax. (Adevarul)
Romania Among Countries Granting Low Deductions For Certain Expenses
Romania is among countries in the region that grant the lowest deductions for certain expenses, such as costs with fuel, sponsorships or private insurance for employees.
Other countries like Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia grant higher deductions.
According to an ACCACE study, private insurance for employees trigger the biggest difference between Romania and other countries in the region. (Curierul National)
Imports From Moldova Exempt From Customs Duties As Of September 1
Products imported from the Republic of Moldova are exempt from customs duties as of September 1, according to the provisions of an Association Agreement concluded between the European Union and Moldova.
Moldovan producers will be able to sell their goods in Romania and other EU member states at much better prices. Also, the cancellation of customs duties for Moldovan products will also bring advantages to some Romanian companies, mainly those importing from countries outside the EU products that can also be found in Moldova, said Mihai Ionescu, head of the National Association of Exporters and Importers in Romania (ANEIR). (Evenimentul Zilei)
Finance Ministry And Rompan Estimate Tax Evasion Decline After VAT Cut On Bread At RON300M And RON200M
Romania’s Finance Ministry estimates the cut in the value added tax on bread to 9% from 24% starting September 1, 2013 led to a decline of RON300 million in tax evasion, while the association of milling and bakery companies Rompan says tax evasion dropped by RON200 million.
“The estimates of the Finance Ministry and the National Prognosis Commission show that tax evasion in the bread industry dropped by some RON300 million between September 2013 and July 2014, based on the following hypotheses: the additional quantity of bread delivered by economic operators stood at 88,000 tons, and the average price of bread and bakery products published by INS in the last six months reached RON3.49/kg,” Finance Minister Ioana Maria Petrescu told a press conference organized by the Agriculture Ministry.
Petrescu also said that bread output has increased by nearly 10,000 tons and flour output by 20,000 tons since the introduction of the measure lowering the sales tax on bread. (Puterea)