The flat tax and VAT will be maintained this year at their current levels and certain changes could be analyzed only for the future, Romanian PM Emil Boc declared on Monday answering a question related to the intentions of the government to cut flat tax, Romanian news agency Mediafax informs.

We currently have a macro economic stability which is in line with the agreement with the EC and IMF and currently the budget is based on a flat tax of 16% and a VAT of 24%. Nothing will change this year, PM Boc said.