罗马尼亚肉类行业期盼肉类增值税被削减

        ROMANIA - Following efforts by the Romanian Meat Association (ARC) which has been calling on the country’s government to reduce the value-added tax (VAT) on meat, the recently released new draft of the country’s Tax Code states that the VAT on meat, fish, vegetables and fruit will be lowered 24 per cent to nine per cent starting in 2016.The industry association says that the measure would allow to lower the prices of meat and processed meat products by at least 20 per cent. In addition to this, industry representatives say that the proposed measure would facilitate the government’s efforts to tackle tax evasion, which is widely spread in the country’s meat sector.

　　罗马尼亚——继罗马尼亚肉类协会(ARC)一直呼吁该国政府减少对肉类的增值税(VAT) 后，最近发布的新的国家的税法草案规定, 从2016年开始将降低肉、鱼、蔬菜和水果的增值税24%到9%。行业协会说，这项措施将降低肉和肉制品的价格至少20%。此外，行业代表说提议中的措施将促进政府努力解决逃税问题，此问题在该国肉类行业普遍存在。