In the Official Gazette. no. 502/23.05.2022 was published the Law no. 142 for the amendment and completion of Law no. 227/2015 regarding the Fiscal Code

Thus, income obtained by individuals from transfers of securities and operations with derivative financial instruments performed starting with 2023, through intermediaries, Romanian tax residents or non-residents having a permanent establishment in Romania and the quality of intermediary, the related income tax would be decreased from 10% to:

• 3%, applied on the gain realized starting with January 1, 2023, for holdings for a period of less than 365 days from the date of acquisition;
• 1%, applied on the gain determined according to the law, made starting with January 1, 2023, for holdings for a period longer than 365 days, inclusive, from the date of acquisition.

As per the amendments brought, the related income tax would be withheld by intermediaries at each transfer or transaction and paid to the fiscal budged no later than 25 of the following month.