The Moldovan National Party (PNM) says that, after five years in power during which the Republic of Moldova benefited from unprecedented external support, PAS has reached the simplest solution for addressing the accumulated economic problems: more taxes and levies, reports TRIBUNA.

“Since 2021, the European Union has mobilized and allocated more than €4.1 billion for the Republic of Moldova, including through the Growth Plan for 2025–2027. Nevertheless, for 2027, the Government is proposing to collect billions of lei more through VAT, excise duties, and other taxes — money that will ultimately come, directly or indirectly, from citizens’ pockets.

Higher taxes will be imposed on low-cost parcels ordered from abroad, energy consumption above certain thresholds, automobiles, including hybrid and electric vehicles, diesel fuel, HoReCa services, certain agricultural products, dividends, and capital gains. The higher excise duty on diesel will be reflected in transportation costs and the prices of goods on store shelves, while increases in VAT and other taxes will, inevitably in many cases, be passed on to consumers through higher prices. In other words, after five years during which they have controlled the presidency, Parliament, and Government, the bill for their own economic failures is once again being passed on to citizens,” the party stated.

PNM said the proposed tax policy for 2027 is one of the clearest confirmations that PAS’s economic model has failed.

“A high-performing government uses external support to develop the economy, broaden the taxpayer base, and increase people’s incomes. It does not, after five years, seek to rescue the budget through new taxes. Moldova cannot overcome the crisis by making people’s lives more expensive and taking more from those who are already paying,” the party emphasized.

PNM proposes starting savings within the state apparatus rather than taking more from citizens’ pockets.

“Capping excessive salaries in public institutions, limiting a person’s participation to a single board of directors, reducing the number of ministries from 14 to 9, eliminating the 32 districts and switching to 9 counties, merging agencies with overlapping functions, and cutting spending on positions, councils, and unnecessary structures could free up considerable amounts of money each year. Before asking people to pay more, the government must demonstrate that it knows how to spend less and spend more responsibly,” the party concluded.