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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Noutati economie digitala - Daily Digest 12.11.2025

Stadiu: 
Initiatori:  BNR, Guvern, Ministerul Finantelor, ANSPDCP, INS, Eurostat, Council of Europe, European Commission. CJEU, EDPS

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Noutati privind sanctiunile adoptate de Uniunea Europeana - 12.11.2025

Stadiu: -
Initiatori:  European Council

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DIRECTIVE (EU) 2022/2041 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 19 October 2022 on adequate minimum wages in EU

Stadiu:  Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union, published on its own website on 11 November 2025
Initiatori:  Comisia Europeana

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Propunere legislativă pentru modificarea Legii nr.148/2000 privind publicitatea, B489/2025

Stadiu: aviz Consiliul Concurentei, 12 noiembrie 2025
Initiatori:  Gigel Sorinel Stirbu, deputat PNL

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Propunere legislativă privind acordarea dreptului de ședere în România pentru investitorii străini (Programul Golden Visa), B490/2025, L463/2025

Stadiu: Aviz Autoritatea de Supraveghere Financiara, 12 noiembrie 2025
Initiatori:  Glad Aurel Varga Senator PNL, Cristian Augustin Niculescu Tâgârlaş Senator PNL, Mihai Cotet Senator PNL,  Mircea Abrudean Senator PNL, Daniel Cătălin Fenechiu Senator PNL, Gabriela Maria Horga Senatoare PNL, laşi Lucian Petrica Rusu Senator PNL

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STRATEGIA NAȚIONALĂ DE APĂRARE A ȚĂRII PENTRU PERIOADA 2025-2030

Stadiu: publicata de administratia prezidentiala, 12 noiembrie 2025
Initiatori:  Presedintia

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