Moldova

Constituția RM Arts. 130-133 (1994, cons. 2016); Legea 181/2014 (bugetul public national); Legea 260/2017 (public property); Legea 131/2015 (public procurement); Law on Court of Accounts

Constituția RM Arts. 130-133 (M.Of. nr. 1/1994, cons. 2016); Legea 181/2014 (M.Of. nr. 223-230/2014, in vigoare 01.01.2015); Legea 260/2017 (M.Of. nr. 338-355/2017); Legea 131/2015 (M.Of. nr. 197-205/2015)

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Fiscal Transparency: 61/100 (good)
61
out of 100
limited
28 of 37 scored fields populated. Higher = stronger statutory transparency requirements.

Moldova's national fiscal transparency framework is established by the Constitution (1994, consolidated 2016) Arts. 130-133, Legea 181/2014 privind finantele publice (M.Of. nr. 223-230/2014, in force 1 January 2015), and complementary laws. Legea 181/2014 mandates a 1 October budget submission deadline (~92 days), quarterly execution reporting, and a medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF — Cadru de cheltuieli pe termen mediu). The Curtea de Conturi (Court of Accounts) — established under Legea 260/2017 (M.Of. nr. 338-355/2017) — is the SAI with parliamentary accountability. Moldova has NO standalone independent fiscal institution (IFI) and no legislative budget office. The EU candidate status (June 2022) has accelerated fiscal governance reforms under the EU Association Agreement and ongoing IMF Extended Credit Facility program. Legea 131/2015 (M.Of. nr. 197-205/2015) governs public procurement. Contingent liabilities tracked via guarantee portfolio in budget execution reports; state asset registry under Legea 260/2017. No citizens' budget statutory mandate. Source gaps: mf.gov.md primary statute text not separately extracted; ccrm.md accessible and confirms Court of Accounts mandate. Currency: MDL (Moldovan leu); fiscal year: calendar year.

Transparency Requirements

Budget Publicationmax 12 pts

Budget publication required ✓ Yes
Budget published online ✓ Yes
Budget publication timeline 92 days before fiscal year
Machine-readable budget format
Draft budget required before adoption ✓ Yes

Expenditure Disclosuremax 12 pts

Expenditure disclosure required ✓ Yes
Expenditure granularity department
Public expenditure portal required
Expenditure reporting frequency quarterly

Independent Auditmax 12 pts

Audit required ✓ Yes
Auditor independent of entity ✓ Yes
Auditor selection method appointed independent
Audit frequency annual
Audit reports public ✓ Yes
Audit scope financial performance

Contract & Procurementmax 10 pts

Public bidding required ✓ Yes
Contract publication required ✓ Yes
Bid award disclosure ✓ Yes
Beneficial ownership disclosure No

Debt & Liability Disclosuremax 10 pts

Debt disclosure required ✓ Yes
Pension liability disclosure
Contingent liability disclosure ✓ Yes
Voter approval required for new debt No

Fiscal Reporting Frequencymax 10 pts

Interim reporting required ✓ Yes
Interim reporting frequency quarterly
Year-end report deadline 180 days after fiscal year
Citizens budget required No

Enforcement & Oversightmax 10 pts

Non-compliance penalties ✓ Yes
Fiscal oversight body No
Whistleblower protections ✓ Yes
Legislative budget office No

Revenue & Tax Transparencymax 8 pts

Tax expenditure reporting
Revenue forecasting required ✓ Yes
Tax rate publication ✓ Yes
Fee schedule publication

Compensation & Payrollmax 8 pts

Salary disclosure required
Salary disclosure scope
Pension benefit disclosure
Overtime reporting

Capital & Asset Disclosuremax 8 pts

Capital plan required ✓ Yes
Asset inventory required ✓ Yes
Surplus asset disposal transparency

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