Law no. 77/2016 on information technology parks will be amended. A project in this regard is currently undergoing repeated public consultations ("Project"). The main amendments included in the Project are as follows:
EXTENSION of the Operating Duration of Moldova IT Park until the year 2035. Similarly, a proposal is made to extend the term of the state guarantee granted for the unified tax structure until 2035.
INCLUSION of New Types of Activities, namely: (1) activities of call centres (82.20), including those based on any technology/channel of communication with the customer (contact centre), and (2) labour supply services (78.30) (Article 8), which will be exclusively provided for export.
ESTABLISHMENT of the Moldova IT Park Council as a collegial body, consisting of 3 representatives designated by the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization and 4 representatives from the residents, with the role of coordinating the activities of Moldova IT Park, according to a Regulation approved by the Government.
Certain initially proposed amendments are not found in the current Project, namely: the modification of the composition of the unified tax, the increase of the minimum monthly unified tax per employee of Moldova IT Park resident, and the increase of the minimum guaranteed monthly income of Moldova IT Park resident employees.
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