INSIGHTS

BY GRAYLING

The Second Reform Package: Public Administration Overhaul & More

The Ministry of Development, Public Works, and Administration (MDLPA) has released the Second Reform Package — focused on public administration — for public debate. Initially announced on July 21 and slated for adoption by the end of the month, the process was delayed due to disagreements within the ruling coalition. The main points of contention were the proposed cuts to the “Anghel Saligny” local infrastructure program and the potential elimination of up to 20% of jobs in local government. Following the adoption of the First Reform Package (Law 141/2025) on July 4, the Government held multiple rounds of consultations with business leaders and local government representatives. Tensions emerged within the coalition, particularly from PSD, which called for adjustments to the perceived inequities in the First Package’s tax measures and advocated for a tax on multinational capital. PSD’s only concrete proposal — a general 0.5% turnover tax — was ultimately excluded from the draft of the Second Package. Weeks of negotiations, leaks, and conflicting public statements have resulted in a softened version of the reform, diverging from the initial announcements made…

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LEGAL BRIEFS

BY TUCA ZBARCEA & ASOCIATII

Important new fiscal and budgetary amendments - Law 141/2025

Law No. 141/2025 on certain budgetary measures, which was published in the Official Gazette No. 699 on 25 July 2025, introduces important fiscal amendments, as indicated herein below. Relevant Highlights: • New VAT rates; • Increase in excise duties rate; • Changes to the dividend tax; • Additional tax for credit institutions; • Changes to the social health insurance contribution ("CASS"); • Other legislative changes. To read the entire tax bulletin, please download the .pdf attached.

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Regulatory Radar

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Proiect Lege pentru stabilirea unor măsuri de redresare și eficientizare a resurselor publice și pentru modificarea și completarea unor acte normative, L213/2025, Pl-x 246/2025

Stadiu: Decizia CCR 481/2025 si Opinia Separata au fost publicate in MO, Partea I nr 1041, 11 noiembrie 2025
Initiatori:  MF

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Noutati economie digitala - Daily Digest 11.11.2025

Stadiu: 
Initiatori:  Președinție, Guvern, Ministerul Economiei, Ministerul Muncii, Consiliul Concurenței, ANCOM, EU's Official Journal, Eurostat, European Parliament, European Commission, EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION SUPERVISOR

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Noutati privind sanctiunile adoptate de Uniunea Europeana - 11.11.2025

Stadiu: -
Initiatori:  EU's Official Journal, European Council

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Proiect de lege pentru aprobarea OUG 46/2024 privind unele măsuri bugetare și pentru modificarea și completarea unor acte normative, B253/2024, L284/2024, PL-x 375/2024

Stadiu: Raport favorabil, Comisia pentru Buget, 11 noiembrie 2025
Initiatori:  MF

05

Propunere legislativa pentru modificarea si completarea Legii nr.227/2015 privind Codul fiscal, B232/2023, L317/2023, Pl-x 424/2023

Stadiu: Raport negativ, Comisia pentru Buget, 11 noiembrie 2025
Initiatori:  George Simion - AUR; Antonio Andrusceac - AUR

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Propunere legislativa pentru modificarea si completarea OUG nr.190/2000 privind regimul metalelor pretioase si pietrelor pretioase in Romania – Plx 544/2020

Stadiu: Raport comun negativ, Comisia Juridica si Comisia pentru Industrii, 11 noiembrie 2025
Initiatori:  Hutuca Bogdan-Iulian - deputat PNL

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Propunere legislativă privind organizarea, funcţionarea şi administrarea Catalogului Naţional al Serviciilor Publice, Pl-x 172/2025, B297/2025, L325/2025, Pl-x 369/2025

Stadiu: depunere la Secretarul general pentru exercitarea dreptului de sesizare asupra constitutionalitatii legii, 10 noiembrie 2025
Initiatori:  Octavian Oprea, PNL

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