ANAF to reward inspectors who uncover tax evasion and penalize poor performance

Romania’s tax inspectors could see their pay linked more directly to results from 2027. Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare says those who correctly identify tax evasion and deliver results will be rewarded, while poor performance could lead to salary reductions.

The planned changes mark a new stage in the reform of the National Agency for Fiscal Administration, known as ANAF. Nazare says the institution is moving away from measuring success by the volume of inspections. Instead, it will focus on risk analysis, data and targeted action in areas where tax risks are considered real.

The minister cited stronger revenue collection as evidence that changes in tax policy and revenue administration have begun to produce results. In the first seven months of 2026, the deficit fell by 28.36 billion lei compared with the same period in 2025, while budget revenues rose 11.2% year on year. ANAF collected 215.18 billion lei between August and December 2025, an increase of 19.86 billion lei, or 10.2%, from the same period in 2024. Collection reached 267.6 billion lei in the first six months of 2026, 22.4 billion lei above the first-half figure for 2025.

ANAF has also introduced digital tools, including a prefilled digital single tax return, the eLicitațiiANAF platform, the iBon application for checking receipts and new digital reporting instruments. A new taxpayer portal and the new SPV system are still being finalized. Nazare says RO e-Factura and SAF-T already allow officials to compare tax data with economic activity and direct inspections toward higher-risk areas.

“Gradually, we have shifted the focus of tax inspections from volume to data-based risk analysis and targeted action, where the fiscal risk is real and threatens not only public finances but also social security,” Nazare said. He also said Romania met its PNRR target for increasing current revenues by 2.5 percentage points in 2025 compared with the 2019 baseline, while acknowledging that this result was not produced by ANAF alone.

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Gradually, we have shifted the focus of tax inspections from volume to data-based risk analysis and targeted action, where the fiscal risk is real and threatens not only public finances but also social security.