CNSM reiterated its proposals on fiscal and customs policy for 2017

Social partners met on Thursday, October 13, at the session of the National Commission for consultations and collective bargaining (NCCCB), which examined the draft law on amending some legislative acts pertaining to the fiscal and customs policy for 2017.

National Trade Union Confederation of Moldova (CNSM) submitted to the Government several amendments to the project and, given the fact that only some of them were taken into consideration, still insists that the proposals to be included in the final document.

Thus, it was made the proposal to increase the tranche of taxable income, personal annual exemption, personal annual major exemption and annual exemption for dependents, proceeding from the actual consumer price index in 2015 (109.7%) and the forecast for 2016 (106, 8%), not only in the forecast for 2017 (105%).

“This measure aims to support individuals with low incomes and gradually shift the tax to middle income and above average,” said Sergiu Sainciuc, vice president of CNSM.

However, for raising additional funds for local budgets, CNSM has proposed to introduce a new quota of 22% of annual income that exceeds the amount of 240 thousand, as that will make up the budget.

Trade unionists insist on not taxing compensation for dismissal, since its purpose is to cover certain risks and contribute to the social protection of people who were left without a job.

Other proposals in the draft law are related to the establishment of a new mechanism for capping local taxes, reduced VAT rate from 20% to 5% on the supplies of clothing and footwear for children (as a measure to support young families in the current crisis) and the establishment of VAT on import and supply of passenger cars in Moldova. Also, CNSM ask to be maintained as a deduction of allocations made by employers in the form of donations and sponsorships to trade unions.

During the meeting, members of NCCCB have examined and approved draft Law on amendment of the Labour Code. It aims 20 articles of the Code, which social partners developed based on proposals that have been raised in the tripartite working group.

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