Social/Politics
Posta Romana To Distribute Health Cards For RON37.5M
Romanian state-owned postal operator Posta Romana and the country's health insurance house CNAS signed an agreement at the government headquarters Friday whereby Posta Romana will distribute...
INS: Romania Average Net Wage Up 2% In July
Romanian average net salary rose 1.9% to 1,719 lei (EUR390) in July, from RON1,687 a month earlier, the statistics institute INS said Friday.
Romania Ups Ceiling For Additional Payments For Organic Farming To EUR7M
The Romanian Government on Thursday approved a decision raising the maximum ceiling allocated for additional payments for ecological farming in 2014 to EUR7 million from the current EUR3 mil...
Romania To Lower Special Construction Tax From 1.5% To 1% Of Construction Value - PM
Romania's tax on special constructions, introduced earlier this year, will be lowered from 1.5% to 1% of the construction value, and the tax revenues will be placed at the disposal of local...
Basescu Hopes Romania Will Be Able In 2020 To Cover Its Own And Moldova’s Gas Needs
President Traian Basescu said Wednesday, after visiting the Ocean Endeavor drilling platform, that he is optimistic Romania will be able in 2019-2020 to cover the natural gas needs not only...
Hotels Could Benefit From Lower Profit Taxes And Social Security Contributions
Hotel businesses could benefit from several tax incentives, including a lower tax on profit and lower social security contributions, and could get state guarantees for investment loans, acco...
Second Quarter GDP Contraction Driven By Weak Performance In Construction, Retail
Romania’s economy contracted for the second consecutive quarter in the April-June period, driven by poor performance in constructions, industry and an unexpected fall in retail trade, offici...
Romania 1H Net Investment Falls 9.1% To RON25.2B
Romanian first-half net investments fell 9.1% to 25.18 billion lei (EUR5.71 billion) from the year-earlier period, on declining activity in construction and machinery and equipment, the coun...
Romania Retail Sales Rise In July
Romanian adjusted retail sales rose 0.4% in July from the earlier month, on higher sales of food products, the statistics institute INS said Tuesday.