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.

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