Dodon Confirmed: Sandu’s Government Intended to Raise Taxes

Another threat of the collapse of the ruling coalition arose simultaneously with the government’s initiative to raise taxes on citizens and return to a progressive tax system, confirmed by President Igor Dodon in the discussion about the relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), eNews.md reports. According to Dodon , the current program on interaction with the IMF, adopted on September 20, is valid until the end of March next year. If the IMF and the Sandu’s government tried to change the terms of the program in terms of raising taxes, the socialists would strongly oppose this. “That’s what they were going to do, but we made a fuss. And now it is them, the government, who have changed its position, as you may see. They say that there will be no tax increases. This is because we stated very clearly, including in the media: We will not vote for it, and the coalition can fall apart only for this reason,” the head of state explained. Dodon assured that neither he nor the pro-presidential Socialist Party will vote for a tax increase, contrary to the wishes of the coalition partners - the ACUM bloc. According to the president there may be some changes in the program but only towards tax cuts. On this basis, Igor Dodon and the Party of Socialists disagree with the idea of ​​interrupting the current program with the IMF and holding negotiations on another program. “If we start negotiations on another program, I don’t think that we will come to an agreement - if they insist on their previous positions,” the president emphasized. We remind that on September 25, Prime Minister Maia Sandu announced the government’s intention to increase the level of taxation. “We will try to follow the path of progressive taxation: those who have more money must pay more taxes,” she said. Point