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Activity of the Government on November 29 – December 12, 2004
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e-journal #43 |
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e-journal #43 |
Reshuffles
On December 8, the former Director of the State Chancellery, Pantelei Tiltu was appointed as Chief of Government Apparatus. Noteworthy, at the initiative of the President, Parliament has recently reorganized State Chancellery into Government Apparatus.
Decisions
- On December 1, Government endorsed a draft law providing for a 20% safeguard tax on the import of cosmetic products. Under the draft safeguard tax on cosmetics shall be applied for 200 days since the enforcement of the law. The move is in the best interest of domestic cosmetics manufacturer “Viorica Cosmetic”, whose production capacity reduced by 25.1% in the last years, while the import of cosmetics on our market has surged from 60.95% to 81.98% throughout 2000–2003.
- Government accepted amending Code on Administrative Offence so as to sanction violation of border rules and regime by a fine worth 20 minimal salaries, while destroying or damaging border signs by a fine worth 50 to 75 minimal salaries.
- Government also approved the draft law on the modification and completion of the Law on Special Social Security for Certain Categories of Population. Under the draft families having at least four children; veterans of the WWII, defending territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova, Afghanistan war, and other military operations of the URSS military forces; participants to the liquidation of Cernobil aftermath; first and second degree disabled would receive 50% compensations for communal services, electricity, coal and wood (in rural area).
- One of the most important governmental motions passed during the period covered envisages restructuring Republic of Moldova’s debt to Romania worth 9.4 million USD for 15 years, with 8 years grace period. It was made possible after the two Ministers of Finance agreed on November 25 on amending Long-term Loan Agreement worth 14.4 million USD signed back in 1993.
- Given the losses incurred by farmers and entrepreneurs of the localities to the left of Dniester controlled by Chisinau while collecting the harvest and manufacturing agricultural products as a result of obstacles set by Transdnistrian police, Government decided to partially compensate those losses by allocating 3.5 million Lei. Government also accepted the proposition of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to cancel penalties and sanctions calculated to aforesaid businesses for delay of payments to social fund. According to the estimations made by a governmental commission, the losses incurred by agricultural producers in the security zone amount to 11.5 million Lei.
- As part of enforcing the Conception of fiscal reform approved back in 1997, Government approved draft Title VIII of the Fiscal Code that would regulate levying of taxes on natural resources. This Title would enter in force as of January 1, 2006.
- Government adopted also the Regulation on establishing reserve funds of the local government and their spending. Under the regulation, reserve funds shall be spent for liquidation of consequences of natural disasters, renovation of edifices of local or cultural importance upon natural disasters, providing financial support to victims of the disaster, aid to socially vulnerable people, cultural activities, etc. Under the Motion, the amount of reserve funds will be approved on an annual basis by the local government; but shall not exceed 2% of the total local budget.
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