Dmitry Torner, leader of the “New Historical Choice” party, said that the tax policy for 2027 approved by the government highlights what he considers to be a fundamentally wrong approach by the authorities. Instead of focusing on optimization and creating conditions that stimulate economic activity, the authorities have chosen to increase the tax burden, according to TRIBUNA.

“The government wants to raise more than 5 billion lei in additional budget revenue by increasing VAT on a number of important items—for example, on gas and electricity consumption after certain thresholds are reached, on parcels ordered through international online shopping platforms, in the HoReCa sector, on agricultural products and other food items—as well as excise duties on most excisable goods, customs duties, including on gambling and parcels delivered to Moldova from abroad, and taxes, including through a new method of taxing capital gains,” he said.

The politician also noted that the government had made what he described as a purely mathematical calculation based on the current volume of imported goods, the number of parcels entering Moldova, current sales volumes in the HoReCa sector, the current number of real estate transactions, and so on.

“However, as a rule, after the tax burden is increased, these indicators decline—at least initially. Thus, instead of closing budget gaps, the government may face new gaps and a growing budget deficit, which could have catastrophic consequences. This could range from an inability to meet social needs to an inability to service the public debt,” Torner said.

“It seems that the government is completely unconcerned that the state budget relies almost entirely on imports and consumption. Thus, 41.1 billion lei out of 80.3 billion lei in state budget revenues for 2026 comes from VAT, 13.5 billion lei from excise duties, and 2.76 billion lei from customs and import duties. Only 10.4 billion lei comes from corporate income tax.

“Instead of creating conditions for business development so that more money flows into the budget, the government prefers to increase the tax burden. This is the wrong approach and one that is leading the country straight toward the brink. Moldova is already on the edge, and it will take very little for it to fall over. Unfortunately, the authorities do not understand this, and their actions are only bringing that outcome closer,” Dmitry Torner stressed.