The International Money Fund (IMF) recommends the Romanian government to "strongly" oppose the TVA reduction for alimentary products, the pensions raises before the initially established deadline - January 2009 - and to be cautious with wage increases.
IMF experts consider that the TVA reduction for alimentary products, from 19% to 5%, could induce a yearly fiscal cost of 0.5% from PIB. At the same time, the pensions raises programed for this November, like it was announced recently by government representatives, could generate fiscal costs of 1.5% of PIB.
The three risks appear in the background of a fragmented political environment and in the conditions of the coming elections, these factors determined the authorities interest for a short term fiscal policy, said the Fund's expertes. FMI considers that the Bucharest authorities should apply a series of measures in order to assure stability on the fiscal market .