Local taxes for Chisinau retail outlets doubled

The Chisinau Municipal Council increased the local taxes put on retail outlets in Chisinau by 50% and decided to introduce taxes for betting shops and glass and waste paper collection units, Info-Prim Neo reports. The 14 officially registered betting shops will pay a tax of 2,700 lei a year into the Chisinau budget. The tax for glass and waste paper collection units and the units that provide organizational services like wedding planning is 2,000 lei. An estimated 107,800 lei will be collected in the budget from these taxes. The tax for retail outlets rose from 12,000 lei to 18,000 lei a year, while for lottery and gambling centers and casinos – from 50,000 lei to 75,000 lei a year. At the request of the State Main Tax Inspectorate, the pawn shops have been removed from the list of commercial organizations whose work is related to games of chance and will pay a yearly tax of 18,000 lei.