Copos announces resignation from Government

George Copos has announced that he handed in his resignation from the position of state minister to Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu yesterday. He did this because he was unhappy that his propositions to modify the Fiscal Code, as well as other proposed initiatives regarding the business environment, were turned down. The representative of the Conservative Party explained that during the Government session on Wednesday, when the new Fiscal Code was debated, he had come up with several propositions mainly aimed at micro-enterprises. Copos stated he, along with Minister Codrut Seres, had tried to convince the Government members of the need to maintain a low tax on the revenues made by micro-enterprises. “The solution we came up with before the Government entails maintaining the current taxation system for this category of economic operators for the next two years, introducing some amendments regarding those that make more than 100,000 euro revenues during a fiscal year,” he said. The government did not accept Copos” solution, though. “My proposition regarding micro-enterprises not getting through was the straw that broke the camel”s back,” Copos stated. ZF