OREANDA-NEWS. September 12, 2014. As the Minister of informational technologies and communications Pavel Filip noted, the document was designed to create the conditions necessary to enhance the development of IT industry, export-oriented, by creating high-paying jobs and attracting investment.

The bill provides granting of privileges and tax incentives for the residents of the IT parks by establishing a single tax of 12% from sales, which will include tax and income tax, contributions to the social fund, mandatory medical insurance, local taxes, real estate taxes and road tolls. It is also planned to exempt from the payment of the customs duties and VAT the imported monitors, computers, network equipment, components and other equipment used for the activity of the residents of the IT Park.

It was agreed that IT parks and their administration will be established by the government. Benefits and tax incentives are planned to ensure residents of IT parks for at least 7 years. It is provided that IT parks can operate in the virtual mode, and their residents will be able to operate in its own offices at the territory of Moldova.

The residents will be virtualized into IT-Park, but only after proper registration in the Register of residents and to assume all obligations under the law. In the recent years, the ICT sector was dynamically developing, surpassing 7 billion lei in 2012 and accounting for 8% of GDP. The IT industry made up 0.82% of Moldova's GDP. In 2005-2012, IT exports has increased 15- fold- from USD3,64 million up to USD 57 million.