Siegfried Mureșan promises that he will not raise taxes and wants VAT to return to 19%

Designated Prime Minister Siegfried Mureșan stated on Monday evening that he would not raise taxes if he were to take office at Victoria Palace. He argued that the fiscal measures adopted over the past year had reduced the budget deficit and that further tax increases were currently no longer necessary.

Mureșan said that the next objective should be fiscal easing, but specified that reductions would only be possible when the budgetary situation allowed it. The designated prime minister did not give a timeline for this measure and stressed that he could not promise immediate cuts.

Regarding VAT, Mureșan explicitly indicated that he wanted the rate to return from 21% to 19%, its level before the increase on 1 August 2025. The decision could be reviewed after the budget rectification and during the preparation of the budget for 2027.

The same condition was mentioned for a potential indexation of pensions and salaries. Mureșan argued that the budget deficit had fallen from 9% to 6%, inflation was beginning to decline, and the economy had been stabilized.

He rejected the PSD's criticism of the economic situation and stated that Romania was in a better position than it had been a year ago.