Romania Proposes to Increase VAT Rate to 9% for Event Tickets

• The Romanian government has proposed a fiscal change to increase the VAT rate for tickets to shows, concerts, and cultural and sports events to 9%.
• Currently, a reduced rate of 5% is applied for services allowing access to various cultural and recreational sites, as well as fairs, exhibitions, and cultural events.
• The 5% rate will still apply to school textbooks, books, newspapers, magazines, and access to cultural and recreational sites.
• After consultation and discussion, the government adopted the draft law with the new fiscal measures, which has been sent to the Romanian Parliament.
• If the draft act is adopted, the new VAT rate for tickets to shows, concerts, and cultural and sports events will be 9%.

Source: fiscal-requirements.com

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