Representatives of civil society organizations in Moldova consider the adoption of the so-called draft Law on Capital Liberalization and Fiscal Stimulation inadmissible. The Law would legalize illegalities, would present a legalized form of money laundering, compromise anti-corruption reform and the process of consolidation of the rule of law in the Republic of Moldova.

The civil society organisations draw the attention of the Parliament, the Government, the general public and Moldova’s development partners to the legislative initiatives no. 451 and no. 452 registered in the Parliament on 1 December 2016. These initiatives provide for “capital liberalization”, i.e. exemption from any liability of individuals and companies that have not declared their properties in return for their declaration by 15 April 2017 and subsequent payment of 2% from the value of undeclared property to the state budget. The above-mentioned initiatives also introduce a ban on sanctioning of the public servants for not having declared these properties.