Rules on the taxation of income from the sale or renting of land will also remain unchanged, Ialomitianu said.
Under the Finance Ministry’s proposal, all small producers of vegetables, fruit, flowers, cereal and wood will pay a tax of 16% on net income, while livestock farmers, beekeepers and silkworm farmers who do not sell to collectors or processors will continue to be exempted. The farmers would have to pay the income tax in advance, according to the income bracket or the actual income method.
Agriculture Minister Valeriu Tabara told MEDIAFAX this proposal cannot be applied, because it would block internal production, adding that he was not consulted.