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Incentives

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  • Incentive offered
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  • Did not submit information
Cash grants/incentivesMore [+]Less [-]
  • Max €22.5 million for investments in Bucharest region, and €28.125 million for investments in other development regions in Romania. (Conditions Apply)
  • Investments in the energy sector. Aid intensity reaches 40% or 50% of the eligible expenses. Intensities can be increased by 20% or 10%, depending on the investing company size. (Conditions Apply)
  • Big companies investing in extractive industry; manufacturing; water distribution, sanitation, waste management, decontamination activities; constructions can receive aid intensity reaching 40% or 50% of the eligible expenses. (Conditions Apply)
Tax exemptionsMore [+]Less [-]
  • Tax exemption for reinvested profit.
  • Possibility to use accelerate depreciation of equipments (50% in the first year).
  • Possibility to carry forward the fiscal losses for a period of up to 7 years.
  • Exemptions from the payment of taxes on buildings and land, applied by local councils in Romania on basis of state aid scheme.
  • Fiscal incentives for R&D: additional deduction of 20% of the eligible expenses from research and development activities.
  • Subsidies for hiring and training new personnel.
Property assistance / other fiscal incentive
Training and labor market assistanceMore [+]Less [-]
  • Special subsidies and favourable credit-granting conditions for new job creation.
  • 12 month exemption from the payment of the obligatory contribution to the unemployment insurance budget, for every newly employed graduate.
  • 12 month financial support awarded for every newly employed graduate (support is awarded for 18 months in case graduates newly employed are disabled persons).
  • Unemployment insurance budget financing 50% of the professional training expenditure for up to 20% of the employees.
  • Grants supporting employment of disadvantaged, severely disadvantaged and disabled workers.
  • Grants supporting activities of general and specific professional training.
  • Grants supporting health and security at work, occupational disease prevention.
Loan guarantees, cheap loans or finance
Exemptions from regulations
Target sectorsMore [+]Less [-]
  1. Car industry and automotive components
  2. Renewable energy (bio-diesel, wind and sun energy)
  3. IT and telecommunication
Sectors specific incentivesMore [+]Less [-]
  • Energy sector is especially supported by the Government. Financial support is provided for investments implemented by large companies and SMEs (including micro-enterprises). Aid intensity reaches 40%-50% of the total eligible expenses, with the possibility of being increased by 10%-20%. Beneficiary’s financial contribution does not exceed 30% of the eligible expenses.
  • IT sector is stimulated by special provisions, regulating exemption from the payment of the 16% income tax for IT employees, and special aid schemes supporting E-economy.

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