Timisoara's taxpayers succeeded: the HCL on local taxes and fees 2025 has been blocked

TIMISOARA ENTREPRENEURS' MOVEMENT, represented by Mr. Dan Iliescu, as an initiator of business and entrepreneurs from Timișoara,

PATRONATUL HO-RE (HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS) TIMIȘOARA, having its registered office in Mun. Timișoara, str. Romulus nr. 12, county of Timiș, C.I.F. 42672449, No. Registration in the Register of Employers' Organizations 2/06.06.2019, Established by Decision 5752/24.04.2019 of the Timisoara Court, member of the Federation of Employers in the Hospitality Industry in Romania, member of the confederation IMM ROMÂNIA (former CNIPMMR), member of APD Timis, member of OMD Timisoara, represented by Mrs. Corina Macri, Președinte,

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After the meeting of the City Council of Timisoara City Hall, following the involvement of local councillors, the HCL related to local taxes and fees 2025 was blocked.

We would like to thank the politicians, the political parties that understood the message for Timisoara, and put the interests of Timisoara's taxpayers before party interests.

The whole community of Timișoara thanks:

Local Councillors NLP:

• Lorenzo-Flavius Barabas
• Alin Bătrân
• Dan-Aurel Diaconu
• Adrian-Răzvan Lulciuc
• Simion Moses
• Cosmin Tabără Postponement

Local Councillors PSD:

• Roxana-Teodora Iliescu
• Sorin Ionescu
• Ioan Szatmari

Local Councillors AUR:

• Stefan Corban
• Andreea Medișanu
• Ilie Sirbu

For awareness and accountability in law enforcement.

Thank you!

These are the councillors against Timisoara:

Local councillors USR:

• Robert David
• Ruben Lațcău
• Ovidiu Merean
• Larissa Mihala
• Elena-Rodica Militaru
• Nicoleta Neculiță
• Răzvan-Gabriel Negrișanu
• Sorin Povară
• Mihaela Rusu
• Paula Romocean

Local Councillor UDMR:

• Imre Farkas

PMP local councillor:

• Silvia Radoicovici

The local councillor of the Right Force:

• Sorin Zaveliță

If you meet them in the city, please ask them whose interests they represent, not those of the citizens of Timisoara!

If from the councillors USR, UDMR, PMP, We had no expectations, we have all heard their speeches that were out of touch with reality and without any legal basis, if the Mayor is not aware of the difference between the legal tax rate and the increased additional rate, knowingly misleading the population with emotional messages, without economic argumentation, what can we expect from the close councillors who have not read the budget of income and expenditure of the City Hall of Timisoara?

But the big disappointment came from The Force of the Right Party who abruptly ended his short-lived political career last night. The liberal program presented by this party has nothing to do with the behavior of the local councilman Sorin Zaveliță. His convictions are clearly against Timișoara. The same speech and the same different, unrelated vote.

We move forward in restoring the law and the right attitude.

At the same time, please note that Timisoara residents will decide not to pay taxes until December 20-30, 2025, and we will initiate the suspension in court of the application of the HCL, if the requirements of the Timisoara taxpayer are not respected.

In view of the illegalities committed and found by the Court of Appeals for the year 2022 and 2023 together with the decision of the Court of Appeals dated 12/17/2024, we will file audit requests of Timisoara City Hall by the Court of Accounts and the Ministry of Finance to verify the management of public money, respectively the financial economic inspection of all entities subordinated to Timisoara City Hall.

We emphasize that each councillor has a responsibility to the citizens and to the people of Timișoara to support the same taxes as Cluj in Timișoara.

Each councillor's personal responsibility for abuse of office, i.e. lack of knowledge, does not avoid accountability. Each councillor, by his or her vote, confirms and upholds not only the appropriateness and legality, but is also answerable to the law for his or her decision.

We imperatively request that the Secretary to publicly state whether this draft HCL is legal or not, considering:

• judicial precedent;
• the non-existence of notes/analyses/rationale studies supporting the increase;
• lack of economic criteria in accordance with the law, concrete, for example, such as those at the level of Cluj municipality. The criteria currently advocated have no legal justification.
• the non-existence of an impact study on the economic and social environment following the application of these taxes.

We hereby appeal to the understanding of all councillors of the Timisoara City Council, to the realization that voting for an illegal decision, such as this additional quota, entails the personal liability of each voter for his or her vote. No party will come to support any councillor in court for abuse of office or failure to obey the law.

I have promised all politicians that we will manage a real mediation and communication to give Timisoara back to the people of Timisoara. We will be real and balanced partners with those who are interested in regaining that political spectrum that will develop the city. Help us expose those who do not support the local community. Be part of your city!

Maybe it's not by chance that we are celebrating our 35th birthday, we should grow up and take the consequences of our actions!

MIT & HORETIM

Yours sincerely,
Timisoara Entrepreneurs' Movement,
Romanian Entrepreneurship Association,
Dan Iliescu,

Employers Ho-re Tim,
Federation of Hospitality Industry Employers,
SME Representative Romania,
Corina Macri,
President

Timisoara,
20.12.2024