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Address: 63-69 Buzesti Street, building A, 5th floor, sector 1, Bucharest, Romania
New taxes in Romania starting August 1, 2025
In Romania, the general VAT rate is increased from 19% to 21%.
The special lower VAT rate is established at 11% and is applicable for certain goods and services.
Regarding real estate transactions, the 21% VAT rate shall apply to all promissory sale agreements for houses, concluded after 1 August 2025.
The special 2% additional tax on the turnover of the financial institutions is raised to 4% (this change is applied retroactively, starting with 1 July 2025). The 2% rate still applies to financial institutions having total net assets less than 0.2% out of the Romanian banking sector. The additional tax on turnover shall be applied until the end of 2026.
In the future, for the dividends extracted starting with 1 January 2026, the dividend tax shall be raised from 10% to 16%.
The tax on gambling is raised from 3% to 4% for gains up to RON 10,000.
The excises applied to tobacco, alcohol and fuel have been raised.