02.18.2015

The Romanian government will allow local authorities to raise taxes directly, by up to 50%, every three years, based on inflation rate, according to the new Tax Code Draft. more

09.30.2014

Local authorities were assigned an extra RON1.1 billion at this year's second budget revision and the Ministry of Public Administration and Regional Development got and extra RON400 million for more

11.14.2013

Romania and the International Monetary Fund agreed to give local authorities a free hand to increase taxes on property paid by individuals as much as they feel necessary. more

11.07.2013

The government will allow for local taxes for individuals to be raised by more than 20%, citing local authorities’ “financial difficulties”. more

04.17.2013

Local authorities in Suceava, northeastern Romania, will sell a five-hectare plot of land, for EUR315,000, to industrial engineering company Adrem Invest which previously leased it in view of building more

04.10.2013

Local authorities in Romania will receive money from the state budget through a new program called the National Program for Local Development, which will be run solely by the Ministry of Regional more

07.18.2012

Romania's Government Wednesday decided to give local authorities back 107.5 million lei (EUR23.5 million) of the funds provided by the previous Ungureanu Cabinet for current expenses and withdrawn by more

04.24.2012

From next to zero ten years ago, the debt of the public administration has reached 13.7 billion lei (EUR3 billion), practically doubling in 3-4 years’ time. This deepens the public debt, which more

04.23.2012

The annual spending of the local administration amounts to EUR10 billion, which means EUR40 billion in the four-years term in office of the administration - this is the huge stake of the June 10 local more

04.11.2012

The Romanian Government included on the agenda of its Tuesday meeting a new draft decision to allot funds to local authorities to finance infrastructure development projects, people close to the more

04.04.2012

Romania's Government has made changes to several laws and introduced certain exceptions in order to allot more money for local authorities, suspending until the end of the year the rule whereby mayors more

11.25.2011

Romania's Government has reduced the share of income tax collections provided to local authorities by 5.5 points, through an emergency ordinance amending the Law on public finance, minister Gheorghe more

11.21.2011

Romania’s ruling coalition leaders decided to amend the emergency ordinance regarding funds allotted to local authorities next year, so city halls and county councils will receive more money. more

10.28.2011

Romania’s Government has assigned an extra 315 million lei (EUR73 million) to local authorities in 36 localities to help them pay off debts to heat suppliers, the Governments aid in a press release. more

10.18.2011

More than half the funds provided the Government for debts and current and capital expenses have been assigned to local authorities led by democrat liberals, while towns managed by the opposition more

07.13.2011

Romanian insurer PAID will collaborate with local authorities to sell mandatory home insurance policies, its estimates showing that 60% of the houses in the country, around five million, are not more

06.22.2011

Romania's Government has decided to allot 124.2 million lei (EUR29.2 million) for the debts, current expenses and capital expenses of local authorities, as well as to finance ongoing investments. more

05.26.2011

Romanian President Traian Basescu said on public radio Thursday checkups targeting several local projects financed with European funds revealed some irregularities and warned local authorities they more

04.17.2011

Romania’s Government will allow local authorities to raise local taxes depending on local needs and the local population’s purchasing power. more