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In other cities in Szeklerland, in Târgu Secuiesc (Kézdivásárhely) and Miercurea Ciuc (Csíkszereda), people are taking to the streets to protest against increased local taxes after pressure from the population succeeded in Sf. Gheorghe (Sepsiszentgyörgy) in persuading the local government to back down under pressure from the population.
In Târgu Secuiesc, a demonstration against the tax increases that have been in effect since the beginning of the year took place on Monday evening. The protest on the main square was organized by one of the smaller Hungarian parties in Transylvania, the Hungarian Alliance of Transylvania (EMSZ), represented by four members on the local council. Attila Balázs, EMSZ council member, explained on his social media page that the demonstration was not directed against the leadership and local council of the small town in Covasna County, but against the tax policy of the government in Bucharest.
He recalled that the increase in property and vehicle taxes from 2026 had been ordered by the Bolojan cabinet.
The EMSZ is also calling for a tax cut in Miercurea Ciuc and is calling on the residents of the town in Hargita County to take to the streets twice this week for this purpose: on Tuesday morning in front of the town hall and on Saturday afternoon in front of the county council headquarters.
The local EMSZ organization has also launched an online petition calling for a reduction in the increased taxes. It pointed out that citizens are facing a difficult financial situation after the cost of living has risen dramatically and reminded that the EMSZ has only two representatives in the 19-member Miercurea Ciuc City Council, which is why it is asking the population for help so that the taxes increased at the end of last year can be kept at the legally permissible minimum level.
Mayor Attila Korodi announced on his Facebook page that the issue of local taxes was on the agenda and emphasized that “there can and must be only one responsible answer” to this question. He announced that the Hargita County Government Office had sent an official letter to the Ministry of Finance in Bucharest asking for a statement on the scope for maneuver in the structuring of local taxes. “This is an important clarification process, the outcome of which we must await,” the mayor emphasized.
There has been unrest in Miercurea Ciuc since the beginning of this year due to the increase in local taxes at the end of last year on instructions from Bucharest. In this region, which is predominantly inhabited by Hungarians, the residents of St. Georgen were the first to take to the streets to protest against the increase. In response to the protests, Mayor Árpád Antal initially announced that he would initiate a local referendum on the city’s tax policy, but then announced that the city council would review its earlier decision, making the referendum unnecessary. The mayor said he understood the citizens’ motives and would propose that the property tax remain at the legally permissible minimum level in 2026, while the motor vehicle tax would not be allowed to exceed the previous year’s level.
In Romania, the annual tax on real estate ownership rose by about 70 to 80 percent this year, and the vehicle tax was increased by a similar percentage depending on the level of pollutant emissions.
As the Romanian government sees it, the increased local taxes could generate additional revenue of around RON 3.7 billion (EUR 726 million) for local authorities. The Bolojan cabinet justified the measure by saying that, due to the high budget deficit, local authorities can no longer expect their ever-increasing expenditures to continue to be covered by the central budget.
Via MTI; Featured image: Maróthy Ádám/Wikimedia Commons
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