The number of companies with arrears increased from 42,387 in Q2 to 43,665 in Q3, showing a clear trend of accumulating tax debts.
The largest share of the debts goes to the state budget, where companies accumulated RON57.8 billion in Q3/2025. This is followed by the social security budget, with RON14.12 billion, the health budget, with RON4.27 billion, and the unemployment insurance budget, with RON518 million. The debt structure shows that the largest share remains with the state budget, but social contributions also continue to grow.
Of the total, RON1.78 billion are debts contested by companies, most of which relate to the state budget (RON1.73 billion).
Bucharest remains at the top of the debt ranking, with RON29.99 billion and over 17,000 companies in arrears. Next come Ilfov with RON7.14 billion and Constanta with RON3.34 billion, followed by Timis, Sibiu, Buzau and Hunedoara, each with debts exceeding RON2 billion.
By sector, construction leads the ranking, with RON5.34 billion in outstanding debts. Next is wholesale trade of food, beverages, and tobacco with RON4.84 billion, specialized retail trade with RON2.89 billion, and the chemical industry with RON2.35 billion.
The slight increase in tax arrears, combined with the high level of disputed debts, reflects general financial pressure on the economic environment.
Analysts at RisCo.ro recommend that companies closely monitor partners and clients by periodically assessing their financial stability and risk of non-payment, in order to limit losses and maintain balance in business relationships.