Recently on PRIMA News, Eugenia Gusilov delivered a brief commentary on the taxation of OMV Petrom in the context of recent developments. Expressing a preference for an amicable settlement rather than extreme scenarios such as nationalization without compensation, she pointed out that the state, through ANAF, cannot issue a tax assessment decision if, based on the figures, OMV Petrom derives less than 75% of its 2022 revenues from activities taxable under the emergency ordinance, which covers crude oil and natural gas extraction and refining.

One potential solution, among others, could be amending the Emergency Ordinance to broaden the tax base by including additional NACE codes alongside existing ones, ensuring that 75% of revenues are generated from activities subject to the solidarity contribution.