{"id":22307,"date":"2025-07-31T21:23:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T18:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diagnozabam.ro\/sfaturi\/?p=22307"},"modified":"2025-07-31T21:23:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T18:23:06","slug":"romania-vat-surge-shock-reform-on-august-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diagnozabam.ro\/sfaturi\/blog\/romania-vat-surge-shock-reform-on-august-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Romania VAT Surge: Shock Reform on August 1!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1537\" data-end=\"1617\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Starting <strong data-start=\"9\" data-end=\"27\">August\u00a01,\u00a02025<\/strong>, Romania\u2019s <strong data-start=\"39\" data-end=\"59\">Law No.\u202f141\/2025<\/strong> implements a <strong data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"87\">VAT reform<\/strong> raising the <strong data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"135\">standard rate from 19\u202f% to\u202f21\u202f%<\/strong> 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data-end=\"1960\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Everything else will be taxed at the <strong data-start=\"37\" data-end=\"59\">21\u202f% standard rate<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"1962\" data-end=\"1986\">Real estate impact:<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1987\" data-end=\"2148\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">New residential properties under 120\u202fsqm and 600\u202f000\u202flei net, previously taxed at 9\u202f%, will now attract <strong data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"116\">21\u202f% VAT<\/strong> after August 1<\/span> \u00a0<span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Transitional provisions allow individuals with pre\u2011contracts and at least 20\u202f% down payment made by July 31 to retain <strong data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"148\" 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