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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Propunere legislativă pentru modificarea și completarea Legii nr.53/2003 privind Codul muncii (salariu minim diferentiat), B604/2025

Stadiu: inregistrat pentru dezbatere la Senat, 18 noiembrie 2025
Initiatori:  Senator AUR Corneliu Negru

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Ordin CNPP 954/2025 privind Instrucțiunile de aplicare a prevederilor specifice pensiilor de invaliditate, în aplicarea Regulamentului (CE) nr. 883/2004 și a Regulamentului (CE) nr. 987/2009

Stadiu: publicat in Monitorul Oficial Partea I nr. 1059, 18 noiembrie 2025
Initiatori:  Casa Naționala de Pensii Publice 

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Noutati economie digitala - Daily Digest 18.11.2025

Stadiu: 
Initiatori:  DNSC, ANCOM, Camera Deputatilor, European Commission

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Noutati sanatate - Daily Digest - 18.11.2025

Stadiu: -
Initiatori:  CNAS, Camera Deputatilor, European Commission

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Propunere legislativa pentru modificarea si completarea OUG nr.195/2002 privind circulatia pe drumurile publice - Pl-x 526/2019

Stadiu: Raport preliminar favorabil cu amendamente, Comisia pentru Transporturi, 18 noiembrie 2025
Initiatori:  deputatul PNL Sorin Dan Moldovan

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Proiect HG pentru modificarea anexei HG 1.235/2022 privind aprobarea distribuției bugetului aferent reformelor și investițiilor finanțate prin PNRR

Stadiu: publicat in consultare publica, 18 noiembrie 2025
Initiatori:  MIPE

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Propunere legislativă pentru modificarea și completarea Legii serviciilor comunitare de utilități publice, a Legii serviciului de salubrizare a localităților și a Legii serviciului de alimentare cu apa, B603/2025

Stadiu: inregistrat pentru dezbatere la Senat, 17 noiembrie 2025
Initiatori:  Popa Stefan Ovidiu, PSD; Caciu Adrian, PSD; Adela Geamanu, PSD; Irina Stoenica, PSD; Peţa-Ştefănescu Eliza-Mădălina, PSD; Presura Alexandra, PSD; Tanasescu Alina Elena, PSD

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