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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Regulament BNR 3/2025 privind modificarea şi completarea Regulamentului BNR nr. 4/2021 privind raportarea de date şi informaţii statistice la BNR

Stadiu: publicat in Monitorul Oficial Partea I nr. 853 si 853bis, 17 septembrie 2025
Initiatori:  BNR

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Proiect de Lege pentru aprobarea OG 14/2025 privind prorogarea unor termene prevăzute de Legea nr. 226/2023 privind aplicarea unor tarife rutiere pe rețeaua de drumuri naționale din România, B333/2025, L220/2025

Stadiu: Raport favorabil Comisia pentru Transporturi, 16 septembrie 2025
Initiatori:  Ministerul Transporturilor

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Proiect de lege pentru aprobarea OG 12/2025 pentru modificarea Legii nr. 95/2006 privind reforma în domeniul sănătății, B324/2025, L218/2025

Stadiu: raport favorabil fara amendamente, Comisia pentru Sanatate, 17 septembrie 2025
Initiatori:  MS

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Proiect de Lege pentru aprobarea OUG 135/2024 pentru modificarea și completarea OUG 202/2008 privind punerea în aplicare a sancțiunilor internaționale, B627/2024, L633/2024, PL-x 38/2025

Stadiu: adoptat in plenul Camerei Deputatilor, 17 septembrie 2025
Initiatori:  MAE

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Proiect de lege pentru aprobarea OG 6/2021 privind reducerea impactului anumitor produse din plastic asupra mediului - L322/2021, PL-x 540/2021

Stadiu: adoptat in plenul Camerei Deputatilor, 17 septembrie 2025
Initiatori:  Ministerul Mediului, Apelor si Padurilor

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Propunere legislativă pentru modificarea și completarea Legii nr.134/2010, privind codul de procedura civilă, B280/2025, L307/2025

Stadiu: Aviz negativ, Consiliul Superior al Magistraturii, 16 septembrie 2025
Initiatori:  Ionescu Monica - deputat Neafiliat; Ionescu Radu-Mihail - deputat Neafiliat

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