The Minister of Finance, Alexandru Nazare, announces a major reorganization of the territorial tax administrations, which will involve the closure of a significant number of physical offices and the relocation of ANAF teams to areas where the risk of tax evasion is high.
The change is part of a broader process of reforming ANAF, focusing on the digitalization of services and increasing collection efficiency.
Focus on digitalization
According to the minister, the reorganization will lead to the closure of several local tax offices – municipal, town, and communal.
However, Nazare insists that taxpayers' access to services will not be affected. "We are not leaving communities without services, but rather rethinking how they are provided: less through inefficient physical counters and more through digitalization and services tailored to the year 2026," said the Minister of Finance.
Employees from these structures will not be laid off.
ANAF teams sent to "hotspots" of tax evasion
Personnel from the dismantled offices will be relocated to areas where tax evasion is high to strengthen controls.
"ANAF teams from these offices will not be dismissed, but rather relocated where there is a real need - in high-risk evasion areas to strengthen control capacity," the minister explains.
Nazare talks about a paradigm shift, from dispersed bureaucratic presence to targeted interventions based on data.
What will replace the counters
The minister argues that no locality will be left "without assistance for taxpayers," but rather the opposite.
"Instead of costly physical offices (involving costs for rent, utilities, maintenance, etc.), ANAF territorial teams will directly move into communities to provide support whenever needed, through collaboration with local authorities. Whenever a mayor requests assistance, ANAF teams will come closer to the taxpayer, in any commune, whenever necessary," explains the Minister of Finance.
Thus, at the request of local authorities, tax inspectors will go into the field to provide assistance to taxpayers.
Fraud networks in the spotlight of the reform
The central argument for the reorganization is related to the results of recent inspections, which revealed major vulnerabilities in the system.
"ANAF has identified complex networks of companies created exclusively for tax fraud, some consisting of dozens of firms with considerable debts to the state budget, artificial invoicing mechanisms, and repeated use of insolvency to avoid fulfilling obligations," the minister says.
Nazare emphasizes that these practices "can no longer be tolerated" and justify a more aggressive reorganization of the institution.
ANAF relies on a new generation of employees
The reform aims to transform ANAF into a more efficient institution focused on taxpayers.
"Modernization means less bureaucracy, digitized public services, fewer unnecessary trips, and better use of public funds," explains the Minister of Finance.
At the same time, authorities are counting on bringing a new generation of employees into the system. "We need to attract young, well-prepared people who want to excel and work honestly in public service to the tax administration. Without quality human resources, no reform can succeed," the minister points out.
Reform in two months, impacting the entire tax system
The reorganization process has already begun and will be implemented gradually over approximately two months, in coordination with the ANAF management.
Nazare argues that the reform is part of a broader effort for fiscal consolidation, where efficient collection becomes essential for budget stability.
