The Alliance of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises of Moldova (AIM) advocates reducing bureaucratic pressure on the sector. This is one of the ideas of the Agenda for reforms and legislative initiatives which the AIM has sent to Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița, IPN reports.

The agenda contains a set of proposals compiled after consulting about 800 entrepreneurs from all around the country over the past year.

Some of the proposals were presented to the previous government in March 2020. In particular, the Alliance requested a return to a 10% VAT rate for the Horeca industry; adjustment of the e-invoice in relation to the date of issuance of the invoice and the date of provision of the service; deductibility of meal vouchers; medical insurance for students covered by the employer; and acceptance of the receipt as evidence for small purchases. In addition, there were proposals about fees for payments through terminals, fees for accommodation units, brokers’ fees for the sale of apartments, fees for renting tourist accommodation units, dividends and salaries for founders and business partners, and taxation of consulting services.

The current set of proposals focuses on improving and modernizing the regulatory framework for the business environment with a direct impact on SMEs. They include measures and actions to reduce bureaucracy; systemic reforms for a stronger and more attractive economy and business cliate; supportive measures and incentives to mitigate the effects of the pandemic crisis.

AIM says it has proposed legislation already developed and ready to be discussed by relevant decision-makers and civil society.

AIM is a non-governmental business association that includes entrepreneurs from different branches of economy. The Association promotes the interests of the entrepreneurial community and initiatives to to establish a legally clear and transparent environment, focused on the sustainable economic growth of the Republic of Moldova.