Romanian Parliament Adopts New Bill On Car Pollution Tax

The bill has already been approved by the Senate and will take effect after it is published in the Official Journal, the Environment Ministry said in a press release Thursday.

The new car pollution tax bill, which was approved by the Government end-August, states the new tax will be charged for both new and used cars registered for the first time in Romania, regardless of whether the vehicle was produced in the country or abroad, as well as for cars registered before 2007, for which the tax was not paid.

The bill also lowers the tax by as much as 25% and allows car owners who paid a higher tax after July 1, 2008 to request a refund of the difference. The tax rate will be determined according to the engine’s type and size, CO2 emissions and vehicle depreciation.