Moldovan official journal roundup for today

Chisinau, 16 December /MOLDPRES/- The 16 December Official Journal published the government decision on approving the note on amendments to the draft law on fiscal and customs policy for 2021. It was worked out under the results of the examination of opinions of amendments of MPs, the legal commission and the parliament's general department.

The government considered 85 amendments on 210 pages, which provide for 201 proposals, of which 34 were fully supported and another 15 were partially supported.

Thus, the government maintains its position on the measure on reducing the circulation of cash, as well as measures concerning the system of personal exemptions, the application of income tax worth 3% for interest earned by private people, the elimination of import bans, capping local taxes . At the same time, in the part related to the proposals related to the modification of the VAT regime in agriculture by applying a reduced VAT rate for fertilizers, the proposal is partially supported by postponing the implementation of the provisions and their entry into force on 1 July 2021.

Also, the amendment on one-off allowance worth 100,000 lei for staff within the medical-sanitary institutions that died in the fight with COVID-19 is supported.

Additionally, the government proposes supplementing the Law No270/2018 on the unitary salary system in the budgetary sector with some rules to distinguish salary levels in local public authorities in localities under 5,000 inhabitants and eliminating existing discrepancies in the salary of heads of budget units that are structural subdivisions of deliberative representative authorities of the level of second, by granting the right to benefit from salary steps.

Referring to the proposals to expand the activity of duty-free shops, the cabinet does not support the amendment, as it is contrary to EU standards, and generates a reduction in budget revenues.

Similarly, the amendment to exclude the airport tax is not supported, as it is a source of funding for the Population Social Support Fund and will affect funding for special assistance programs in social assistance.

Regarding the amendments concerning the tax treatment of imported goods through international postal items, which provide for the exclusion from the draft law of the rule providing for the reduction of the non-taxable ceiling from 200 to 100 euros for imported goods, it is to be examined on Parliament's platform. The Legislature is also to decide on the proposals on the harmonization of the legislation on tobacco products, by maintaining or excluding the notion from the draft law and on the taxation regime, respectively.

Source: monitorul.md