Mihai Moscovici

The last report of the National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova states that there is a significant improvement in the Moldovan economy. This is due to the fact that the average salary in 2006 increased 14% comparing to the previous year. Now the average salary in Moldova is approximately $129 per month.
Well done! But I believe the picture is not full without mentioning some facts that make me doubtful about how well an average Moldovan will feel the improvement.
In the late March 2006, Russia, the main importer, banned Moldovan wines on its market, causing a loose of $30 millions for Moldovan economy. Moldova exported wines in 2006, 50% less than in 2005. This means that hundreds (thousands) of people entertained in wine industry lost their jobs, did not receive any salary and were not counted for the statistical report.
Starting with February 2007 people living in Chisinau, the capital city of Moldova, will pay 250% more for the heat provided by the state heating company Termocom.
Indeed; there are many more facts that make an average Moldovan not able to enjoy the improvement of the national economy.
Still, the officials promote the idea that Moldova is getting better year by year, but the reality seems to be the opposite. This is an old propaganda that the governmental party in Moldova uses to make people belive that “it has done the impossible”.

P.S. I’m not an economist and may be wrong in some instances. Please, express your opinion on this post and help us understand whether Moldova is getting better or not.

Photo: Stefan Landsberger’s Chinese Propaganda Poster Page

Din 1 ianuarie 2007 legea interzice anterprenoriatul in baza de patenta in (1) transportul auto de pasageri si marfuri, (2) cultivarea si vanzarea florilor, (3) producerea si vanzarea varului, (4) a mobilei, (5) a unor marfuri de uz casnic.
Incepand de anul viitor vor fi interzise (1) comertul cu amanuntul an chioscuri si ancaperi cu suprafete care nu depasesc 8 si 12 metri patrati, respectiv. Iar din 1 ianuarie 2009 - (1) comertul cu produse la tarabe, din autovehicule in pietele autorizate, (2) comertul cu apa ambuteliata si (3) cu diverse publicatii si tiparituri.
Cu alte cuvinte, guvernul planifica sa lichideze antrepronoriatul in baza de patenta pana in 2009. Anul acesta 36.6 mii (60%) de detinatori de patente nu mai pot activa legal si de aceea trebuie sa-si re-inregistreze activitatea de antreprenoriat, acum gratuit.

Ministerul Economiei si Comertului considera ca antreprenoriatul in baza de patenta dauneaza economiei nationale, adica bugetului de stat. Astfel, datele oficiale confirma ca “unor titulari de patenta le revine un volum de comert de la cateva mii lei pana la 1,2 mln. lei pe luna, pe cand impozitul real, platit la buget costituie sub 0,2% din suma care trebuie sa fie platita conform valorii patentei. An anul 2006, din cauza patentelor, statul a suportat pierderi de 2 mlrd. lei. Din volumul total al operatiunilor comerciale pe tara, de circa 20 mlrd. lei (43%) revin comertului neorganizat.” [via]

Nu sunt economist si de aceea nu pot sa imi dau seama daca guvernul a luat o decizie corecta. Oficialii afirma ca aceasta masura este benefica pentru economia tarii, insa poate aceasta decizie sa aiba si efecte secundare?

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Later add: Dupa ce am prezentat preponderent opinia si argumentele guvernului, trebuie sa mentionez si replica reprezentantilor antreprenorilor in baza de patenta. Ei spun ca Guvernul le-a anuntat oficial razboi.

Photo: Moldova 1 Leu 1994 Face / tiffibunny

There are 18 months passed since the Action Plan EU-Moldova has been signed. On a half of the way, the European Union evaluates Moldova.

Minuses
- the business climate;
- reforms related to the freedom of press;
- reforming the judicial system;
- fighting corruption.

Pluses
+ the situation at the Ukrainian border;
+ creation of the EU border assistance mission;
+ negotiation of the asymmetric trade system and of the GSP;
+ renewing the financial program with IMF (which determined other international bodies to aid Moldova).
4 pluses vs 4 minuses

Also, European Union will finance Moldova within the frameworks of the Good Neighborhood Program for 2007-2013. The total budget of the program planned for 16 neighbor countries of EU amounts to EUR 12 billion.
Cesare de Monstis, the Head of the European Commission to Moldova, said that the European Commission hopes that Moldova will obtain the second biggest part after Palestine. [via]
Photo: l’Union européenne / jdunlevy

English: The economist Veaceslav Ionita remarks: “There is no European country where the budget is created by consumption at such an extent. In the majority of countries, the budget is created on the ground of taxes levied from economic activities, but in our country the economic activity of both population and economic agents is missing, therefore the only field the state is taxing is the consumption.”
The budget of Moldova is formed 85% by the taxes on consumption. [via]

Romanian: Economistul Veaceslav Ionita remarca: „Nu exista tara in Europa in care bugetul sa fie format in asa proportii din consum. In majoritatea tarilor, bugetul este format din impozitele platite din activitatile economice, la noi [in Moldova] insa nu exista nici activitate economica a populatiei, si nici a agentilor economici, astfel incat singurul domeniu impozitat de stat este consumul.”
Bugetul R. Moldova este format in proportie de 85% de consumul din partea populatiei. [via]

Photo: pie chart / linguist wannabe