Romania: Upgrade to electronic journal and online tax lottery

Legislation upgrade to Cash registers equipped with electronic journal which connects to a database of NAFA (Romanian Tax Agency), was approved December 2014 by the Government.

Ministry shows benefit of the new system (devices equipped with electronic journal) brings traders to eliminate paper rolls acquisition costs (average economy / year / unit in operation ≈ 150 euro) and their storage obligation for a 2 year period.

The Ministry has also announced its intention to establish an online tax lottery with cash prizes for holders of tax receipts. According to the ministry, monthly 160 prizes will be awarded for each NAFA region, with expected value of each prize 1,200 lei (350 USD).