On Tuesday, Romania’s Constitutional Court upheld as constitutional a law that would abolish criminal penalties for tax evasion of less than €1 million. Thus, overcoming the last obstacle to the entry into force of criminal law reform.
According to the law approved in Romania, tax evasion will no longer be subject to criminal penalties if the culprit, within 30 days of the decision by the tax authority, pays the amount of taxes with penalties and a fine of 15% of the amount of underpaid taxes.
If all the money is paid before the first court hearing, the amount of the fine will be halved.
Two opposition parties tried to appeal the law to the Constitutional Court, but the court found it constitutional.
The law was passed in December 2023 and aims to help the country recover unpaid taxes. At the same time, criminal liability remains in case of repeated violations.