TIRASPOL, January 8 Introduced by Chisinau from 1 January 2024, new customs duties will lead to losses for Pridnestrovie of $5 million, said the head of the government of the unrecognized Transnistrian Moldavian Republic, Alexander Rosenberg, whose words are reported by the press service of the head of the PMR Vadim Krasnoselsky.
Earlier, the Customs Service of Moldova reported that Chisinau abolished benefits for Transnistrian companies when paying customs taxes. The corresponding changes to the Tax Code of Moldova came into force on January 1. Transnistria regarded Chisinau's actions not only as a form of economic pressure, but also as undermining the common efforts to normalize the dialogue between the parties.
“The norm of the Customs Code of the Republic of Moldova (Republic of Moldova), introduced on January 1, 2024, requiring the payment of duties by Pridnestrovian importers, according to preliminary estimates, will result in additional costs exceeding $5 million,” Rosenberg said at a meeting of the PMR Security Council.
According to him, Moldova’s blocking of bank transfers adds difficulties, including financial ones. “The greatest losses in case of payment of customs duties are expected for such items as milk, butter, cheeses, eggs, sugar, pasta, confectionery, as well as fiberglass, glass products, air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, video recording and video playback equipment.” , — the head of the government of unrecognized Transnistria clarified.
According to him, the suspension of the activities of the Moldavizolit, Potential and Pribor plants has already led to a reduction in tax revenues to the Transnistrian budget by 1.5 million rubles per month. “If the blockade practice continues against the eight designated producers, the treasury of Pridnestrovie will receive a monthly shortfall of 27 million rubles,” Rosenberg emphasized.
Transnistria, 60% of whose residents are Russians and Ukrainians, sought secession from Moldova even before the collapse of the USSR, fearing that on the wave of nationalism Moldova would join Romania. In 1992, after a failed attempt by the Moldavian authorities to solve the problem by force, Transnistria became virtually a territory beyond the control of Chisinau.