Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan delivers a speech in the Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest on June 23, 2025. Photo by DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP via Getty Images
Romania’s three-week-old government survived a no-confidence vote on Monday, allowing it to push through tax hikes, in an effort to lower the nation’s budget deficit.
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan’s coalition has fast-tracked an increase in value-added tax (VAT)—akin to U.S. sales tax—excise duties, and other levies through parliament to take effect in August.
