[AP]
The government and the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) are activating new tools in 2026, strengthening the tax authority’s arsenal for the disclosure of hidden income. They aim to collect 2.2 billion euros from the reduction of tax evasion.
The list of new measures includes taxing cryptocurrencies, electronic invoicing in all businesses, the creation of digital registers, as well as data analysis tools. Interventions are also planned to strengthen entrepreneurship and attract investment, such as preliminary opinions to businesses on the taxation of future transactions and movements.
In recent years, with the interconnection of cash registers with POS computers, the expansion of POS devices throughout the economy, and the increase in inspections, AADE has achieved spectacular results beating tax evasion. Last year €1.7 billion was collected via tax evasion reduction, for 2025 the amount increased further by €500 million, with collections estimated at €2.2 billion. For 2026 the government expects revenues from tax evasion to amount to €2.2 billion again.
To achieve the new goal, the Ministry of Economy and Finance is activating new tools and applications, expected to contribute significantly to the reduction of tax evasion and the VAT gap, estimated at over €2 billion.
The action plan for 2026 provides for: implementation of mandatory electronic invoicing in all businesses, which will gradually begin from February 2; expansion of the digital customer list in the events industry; mandatory submission of digital consignment notes for the movement and delivery of goods from all sectors; the Property Ownership and Management Registry online platform for a unified display of property ownership data; creation of a business intelligence and data analysis system to predict tax noncompliance patterns and utilize artificial intelligence to identify cases of tax evasion; a compliance risk management and enterprise risk management system; completion of legislation on the taxation of cryptocurrencies; and enactment of a law on “advance tax rulings.”