In an open letter to Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, FCU 1948 Craiova demands a new fiscal regulation for football, stressing that, at present, instead of encouraging young Romanian players and young people, in general, the bringing of foreign footballers has been stimulated on huge salaries.
Adrian Mititelu’s club has requested new football regulations. Photo Facebook Adrian Mititelu
Football Club University 1948 posted on his Facebook page the open letter addressed to the prime minister, in which he reports that the current fiscal regulation in Romania is inadequate, inequitable and totally anti -European.
FCU 1948 shows that most professional football clubs in Romania are “ultra dependent“By public money to survive.
The letter also states that, through the current legislation, the clubs have attracted players from outside the country with very high salaries compared to the revenues that a club produces in Romania.
The club of Adrian Mititelu demands the prohibition, from 2026, of any amount from public money to the professional clubs in Superliga and the second league, but also the reorganization of national sports federations on criteria of transparency, equidistance, competence, political unappension, as well as limiting the mandates of the bodies of these entities.
“What passes over 10,000 euros, 80% tax”
FCU 1948 says that if the state wants to help professional football, the government must take some measures urgently, among which over 3,000 euros, up to 10,000 euros, be taxed with 50% tax, and “exceeding 10,000 euros, with 80% tax”.
The club believes that by adopting these measures, “There would be the foundations for a restart of professional football through which the free competition will be stimulated, the emphasis on the development of young Romanian and resources of approx.”.
The open letter of FCU Craiova to Prime Minister Bolojan
Here is the full text of the open letter addressed by FCU 1948 Craiova to Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan:
“Mr. Prime Minister,
In view of the economic reform measures, initiated by the government you lead, we ask you the following:
Professional football in Romania has a great need for a new fiscal regulation, based on the principle of equity, proportionality and loyalty, in relation to the interests of the sports movement in Romania, but also with the interests of the state from this difficult period.
The current fiscal regulation in Romania is an inadequate, inequitable and totally anti -European.
Although, at the time of adopting the legislation, in 2017, the norms seemed to bring an additional Romanian football, on the contrary, the effect was exactly the opposite. The vast majority of professional football clubs in Romania are ultra dependent on public money to survive. The laws of competition are violated grossly, and the football activity is far from the average European level.
Annually, from the budgets of the counties, municipalities and cities of Romania, about 80 million euros are in professional/semi -professional football. Without this money, as I said, the vast majority of clubs would be in collapse. This is due to the fact that, through these amounts financed by the state, an incorrect level of salaries expenses, although the sports competition is generally weak, the salary level is a huge one in relation to the Romanian economy and with the average income per capita.
This was possible due to the fact that the Romanian state, by the 2017 regulation, created the premises of artificial elevation of a very high wage level, in the sense that, the taxes being very low, the clubs attracted players from outside the country with very high salaries in relation to the revenues that a club produces in Romania.
Thus, instead of encouraged and stimulated young Romanian players, as well as young people in general, stimulated the bringing of foreign players on huge salaries.
For example, for the salary of a Community footballer of 10,000 net euros, which operates in Romania, the club will be taxes of approx. 2,000 euros, this meaning approx. 12,000 euros gross.
If a footballer from the first two League of Belgium, Germany or France earns 12,000 gross euros, the taxes that the clubs in the respective countries pay to the state are approx. 6,000 euros.
Therefore, the fiscal legislation in Romania encourages not the development of Romanian football, but the export of financial resources among the people who come from outside Romania. And of course they obstruct the promotion of young Romanians who, although very talented, are not as physically equipped as those who come from other countries, especially from ultra -developed countries, such as France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy who have invested a lot in sports schools in the 90’s.
Basically, the Romanian state, through the adopted legislation, funds salaries or mega salaries of some community players and discourages the growth of young Romanian. In Liga 1 there are 3-4 teams that pay even 20-30,000 euros salary. I do this because the legislation is very permissive. If the state had regulated a civilized, European tax, then it would not have allowed its clubs such salaries and would have oriented more towards their own base.
In vain, stadiums of hundreds of millions have been built in Romania, if the football base is not regulated or is chaotic regulated.
It is not normal that, in 2025, the professional clubs in the first two divisions be funded with public money only because the mayors and presidents of the county councils felt the taste of notoriety and sympathy from the voters in contradiction with the European norms, the white book of sport and with the law of competition but also with the real interests of the country.
Basically, in terms of football, including FRF is subject to political control, given that the overwhelming majority of participating members in sports competitions are representatives of clubs that are dependent on political vote. This state of affairs must cease through a reform of Romanian football and sport in general.
If the state truly, through the Government of Romania, wants to help professional football, the following measures must adopt:
1. a new fiscal regulation based on equity, loyalty in front) by the football phenomenon, the stimulation of the promotion of the Romanian young people but also to the interests of the Romanian state at this time;
This regulation could be:
– for Superliga and League II, up to the equivalent of 1,000 euros per month, 2%tax;
– which passes over 1,000 euros up to 3,000 euros, 20%tax, as it is today;
– over 3,000 euros up to 10,000 euros, 50% tax;
– What passes over 10,000 euros, 80% tax.
2. The prohibition, starting with 2026, of any amount from public money (cities, municipalities, county councils) to the professional clubs in Superliga and League II.
It could remain limited financing only to the 3rd and 4th league clubs and, possibly, children and junior clubs.
3. The reorganization of national sports federations on criteria of transparency, equidistant, competence, political non -appliance, as well as limiting the mandates of the governing bodies of these entities.
By adopting these pressing measures, the foundations of a restart of professional football would be laid through which free competition will be stimulated, the emphasis on the development of young Romanian and resources. 150 million euros per year in the national budget which will be used in the construction of stadiums, sports bases, etc.
In the hope that you will be aware of the importance of these proposals, we thank you in advance and we assure you all our support ”
