The tax for providing cleaning services in the municipality of Chisinau was raised from 40 lei to 80 lei a month following amendments introduced by the Chisinau Municipal Council, Info-Prim Neo reports. It is estimated that the collections into the municipal budget from the given tax will increase by 19.7 million lei. The new Tax Code allows levying a local tax of 5% of the incomes from advertising on TV, radio and in publications. In 2009, these revenues were 200 million lei. Though the Chisinau Municipal Council introduced the modifications on March 23, the new local taxes will be calculated starting with January 1, 2010, after the new Tax Code comes into force.