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Business and fiscal legislative changes in Romania and HU
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2026-10-30 15:29 UTC → 2026-10-31 10:11 UTC ·
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In Romania, legislative developments have focused on both administrative requirements and fiscal adjustments. A draft law has been proposed to mandate legal representation for various processes, such as drafting employment contracts and company registrations. Business groups, including Romanian Business Leaders, have warned that this could impose annual costs exceeding 100 million euros, potentially reaching 800 million euros if applied broadly to all contract modifications. Simultaneously, To align with European Union regulations, the Romanian Ministry of Finance government introduced an emergency ordinance to align national laws with European Union regulations. This package ordinance, often called the “train ordinance,” which includes several fiscal and budgetary measures. A primary component is the elimination of a the 25 lei national logistics tax on non-EU parcels, for parcels arriving from outside the EU, effective November 1, 2026, 2026. This change is intended to avoid prevent double taxation with new EU taxation, as non-EU parcels will instead be subject to a 3 euro customs fee per category and a 2 euro processing fees. Other fee per article under the new EU framework. The government stated that sums collected after November 1 for eligible parcels must be refunded to consumers within 30 days. Additional measures in the ordinance involve include postponing sanctions for certain merchant receipt requirements, merchants failing to include mandatory QR codes on fiscal receipts until October 31, 2027, and extending funding deadlines the deadline for teacher funding teaching career cards, and allowing local authorities cards until December 31, 2026. The package also provides up to secure 300 million lei in loans to local authorities for thermal energy. heating services and fuel procurement for the 2026-2027 winter season, while simplifying the sale of confiscated state goods through online platforms. In Hungary, the government proposed reducing business burdens by eliminating the mandatory 5,000 HUF annual economic chamber contribution starting January 1, 2027, though chamber registration requirements will persist.
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