Romania: Various tax reform measures effective August 1, 2025

Most of the measures are effective beginning August 1, 2025. 

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August 4, 2025

The government issued various tax reform measures—published in the Official Journal of Romania no. 699, dated July 25, 2025, Law no. 141/2025—including: 

  • Increase in dividend tax rate to 16% (from 10%)
  • Increase in specific tax rate on the turnover of credit institutions to 4% (from 2%)
  • Increase in value added tax (VAT) rate to 21%, and reduced VAT rate to 11%
  • Changes to excise duty rates

Most of the measures are effective August 1, 2025, except for the dividend tax rate increase, which is effective January 1, 2026. 

Read a July 2025 report prepared by the KPMG member firm in Romania

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