A number of taxes applied in the municipality of Chisinau will be higher in 2020. The decision approved by the Chisinau Municipal Council in the December 26 meeting provides that the trading units that are up to 20 square meters in area and will sell cigarettes next year will pay a tax of 10,000 lei for each cash register, while those that are more than 20 square meters in area – 20,000 lei. This year they paid a tax of 5,000 lei, IPN reports.

According to the draft decision presented by the acting head of the General Finance Division Olesea Pshenitski, the public food units with more than 50 places will pay a tax of 10,000 lei, as opposed to taxes of 5,000 and 7,000 lei paid in 2019, depending on the particularities of their activity. The tax for a car wash was raised by 1,000 lei, from 2,000 lei to 3,000 lei.

The casinos next year will pay an annual tax of 500,000 lei, as opposed to 200,000 lei in 2019, the gaming halls of 250,000 lei, compared to 190,000 lei this year. The online shops will pay an annual tax of 10,000 lei, by 6,000 lei more than in 2019. The annual tax for an advertisement placed in the historical center in Chisinau will be 1,200 lei for a square meter, as against 700 lei in 2019. The tax for advertisements placed outside the historical center will be 1,000 lei.

The monthly local taxes for providing transport services on the territory of Chisinau municipality were reduced by 100 lei to 200 lei per vehicle. The annual tax for manufacturing workshops was decreased from 4,000 to 2,000 lei. The tax for manufacturing units that are up to 30 square meters in area was diminished from 2,000 lei to 1,000 lei.