Finance Minister On Tax Agency Chief Dismissal: We Need Better Tax Collection

Romanian Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici officially announced in a press statement on Thursday that he requested Prime Minister Viorica Dancila to dismiss the chief of the country’s tax agency ANAF, Ionut Misa, over concerns on the agency’s tax collection rates.

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Teodorovici, who criticized the ANAF chief multiple times in the past, said that the agency needs to “radically change its behavior” within the economy.

“2019 is a year with a lot of challenges economy-wise, and ANAF as maybe a main public institution in Romania must radically change its behavior in the economy. First of all it should change its mentality, prove that it has a fair, honest behavior towards legal entities,” said the minister.

“It also needs a better collection rate in the VAT area and not only there, but there are also a lot of sums which can be brought into the state budget through more efficient ANAF verification,” he said.

The minister also added that he proposed a replacement for Misa, without specifying who. His proposal was later revealed to be economist Mihaela Triculescu.

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