The implications of the accession to the European Union upon taxation in Romania

European tax policy is very important for the member states, and the actions of each country may have an impact not only inside the country, but also within the adjacent countries. Therefore, together with the opening of negotiations to access to the European Union, the Romanian taxation system was submitted to some ample amendments, having as a purpose the accomplishment of the harmonization process of Romanian tax laws in force with the community one in the field. The paper aims to evaluate the implications of the access to the European Union upon the taxation system in Romania, the main target being to analyse the contribution of the taxation system to the building of budgetary revenues and pursuing the influences of the tax measures upon the evolution of public revenues during 2005-2007.