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8 July 12:37

The Culture Ministry proposes a reduced VAT rate of 11% for books and access to museums, stressing the importance of differentiating between culture and entertainment.

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The Ministry of Culture has emphasized the importance of culture in society and education, proposing a reduced VAT rate of 11% for books, newspapers, magazines and access to cultural institutions. In contrast, tickets to cultural events will be taxed at 21%, putting them in the same category as commercial entertainment. The Ministry considers it essential to differentiate between cultural acts and mass entertainment in order to properly reflect the contribution of culture to society.

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Diferențierea dintre actul cultural și divertismentul de masă nu este o nuanță, spune Ministrul Culturii

Ministrul Culturii: "Diferenţierea dintre actul cultural şi divertismentul de masă nu este o nuanţă tehnică, ci un gest de respect faţă de rolul esenţial pe care cultura îl are în societate"

Ministrul Culturii: „Diferenţierea dintre actul cultural şi divertismentul de masă nu este o nuanţă tehnică, ci un gest de respect faţă de rolul esenţial pe care cultura îl are în societate”

ȘTIRI PE ACELEAȘI SUBIECTE

Current Affairs

The Minister of Finance stated that the coalition is analyzing the maintenance of the VAT at 11% for Horeca.

Politics

Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan: "The increase in VAT was a necessity. Increasing taxes, in general, is not a good thing, to be clear, but the increase in VAT in July, when we adopted the first package, was a necessity."

Economy

Finance Minister: The increase in VAT for 2026 is not being taken into account.

Economy

The President of SMEs Romania warns that the increase of VAT to 21% in the HoReCa sector could cause losses of 10 billion lei and would affect competitiveness.

Politics

Claudiu Năsui, USR deputy and former Minister of Economy: "The increase in taxes was a fatal mistake of the Bolojan Government. We have higher taxes and lower collections."

Economy

Tanczos Barna, the Deputy Prime Minister of Romania, states that the minimum tax on turnover is a burden for the economy and proposes a gradual elimination, highlighting the difficulties in addressing the VAT gap.

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