RO: President challenges the cut of the radio- and TV fee
Eugen Cojocariu
On 15 November 2016, the Romanian President Klaus Iohannis filed a motion with the Constitutional Court in Romania to declare unconstitutional the Law adopted on 25 October 2016 by the Romanian Chamber of Deputies (Lower chamber of the Parliament). The Law slashes 102 non-fiscal taxes and duties, among them the public radio and TV fees and the Environment Fee. The draft law, introduced by Social Democrats, had been adopted by the Romanian Senate (upper chamber) on 17 October 2016.
The head of state claimed that the law violates the separation of powers and other legal principles governing the relationship…
