PSD wants to reduce VAT to 19% starting January 1, 2026.

Verdict: MISLEADING

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Confidence: 90%

Evidence quality: PUTERNICĂ

**What was analyzed:** The article claims that PSD wants to reduce VAT to 19% starting January 1, 2026, and that it will present this proposal during discussions with President Nicușor Dan, scheduled for a Monday. **What sources confirm:** External sources confirm that President Nicușor Dan had or was to have consultations with PSD leaders on May 18, 2026. However, multiple sources from January 2026 (contemporaneous with the proposal's implementation date) show that President Nicușor Dan explicitly excluded a return to the VAT rate of 19% for the 2026 budget. Additionally, the general VAT rate increased to 21% starting August 1, 2025. **Limitations:** The complete details of the PSD plan regarding the elimination of CASS and the indexing of pensions are not confirmed or denied by external sources, but these are secondary to the central claim about VAT. **Conclusion:** The article is misleading because, although PSD may have intended to propose a VAT reduction, the President has already…

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