Convened in a meeting on Monday, the Supreme Council for National Defense (CSAT) determined that tax evasion remains a major vulnerability and agreed on several immediate directions of action: stepping up controls, speeding up the digitalization of the tax system, and using all the legal instruments to recover the damages caused to the Romanian state.
The first topic debated at today's meeting referred to the impact of tax evasion on Romania's economic security, with the CSAT members pointing out that tax evasion remains a major vulnerability which affects the state budget, weakens the capacity of the institutions to provide quality public services and creates inequity among taxpayers, the Presidential Administration said in a statement.
The CSAT concluded that a coordinated and firm approach by all institutions with responsibilities in the field is necessary to identify and dismantle tax evasion and tax fraud networks.
"Also, the key prerequisite for the success of the fight against tax evasion is the creation of an articulated and coherent regulatory and control framework, with concrete intervention mechanisms for the competent institutions and with professional integrity standards for employees. In this regard, the Romanian government, through the public authorities with relevant responsibilities, shall take the necessary measures to promote this adequate regulatory framework, including provisions on criminal liability, aimed at discouraging both tax avoidance behavior itself and enabler activities," the release states.
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