John Pucheck, 1999

John Pucheck, 1999
This is a small piece from a friend who passed away. I wish he was still around making art.
President Traian Basescu accused the government wants to increase taxes to cover the hole that would leave it in the budget, the promised reduction in CAS's.

Ministry of Finance withdrew at the request of Prime Minister Ponta projects Fiscal Code and Fiscal Procedure Code, for them to be considered in the Government prior to the commencement of the public debate.

Local taxes will still be indexed every three years for inflation, but not by the Government, as now, but directly by the mayor, and will be increased each year by 50% compared to the level compared to the maximum 20% allowed by the current rules.

Finances shows that, currently, one of the priorities of the Government is to limit tax evasion, including through changes to the Tax Code and Fiscal Procedure Code, but the manner in which these intentions will materialize after discussions with experts and civil society will be decided by the Government and will be subject to public consultation before approval by Parliament.

Proposals will be undertaken by the Government will be debated and taken together with the budget for next year by the Parliament, the Ministry reads.

According to the new draft Tax Code, individuals who own buildings with a destination other than the house will pay a tax representing up to 2% of the taxpayer and the tax on cars will be increased significantly, twice and a half in the case of cars with engines up to 1,600 cc.

The document states that individuals who are currently taxed at 0.1% of the taxable value of the building will be required to pay a tax for non-residential buildings ranging between 0.25 and 1.5% of the value calculated by an authorized or 2% of taxable value, if there is an evaluation report.

Thus, individuals will be taxed like companies that own such buildings.

Changes are indicated and the urban land tax where the payment amount increases with rank and the town, leading to increases of 10,353 lei / ha to 83,000 lei / hectare.

For car owners, the tax will increase from £ 8 to £ 20 per 200 cc engines in passenger cars up to 1600 cm3 and 18 RON including 30 lei/200 cc for cars with an engine capacity of between 1,601 cc and 2,000 cc incl.

For cars with an engine capacity between 2,001 cc and 2,600 cc including, but tax will drop from 72 USD to 60 lei/200 cc, continuing decline and cars with engines larger.

Tax increases will be made for freight cars, motorcycles, boats, water scooters.