Witchcraft declared legal profession in Romania

I've been seeing this all over the place lately, and I've no idea why it's news. If people are paying you money for something, then of course the government should tax it accordingly. Doesn't matter how bizarre or ineffective the service is

I live in Romania. This news was "news" back in November, when "the witchcraft law" was automatically passed by the Parliament without even discussing it because the time limit was reached (it was proposed 6 months before).

Everybody here laughed at it and I don't think people take it seriously.

How is this any different from being any kind of religious leader? We accept those without any problems.

If it is a legal profession, then can the government require certification that witches are competent, and can actually carry out what they claim to be able to do?

This is just because now the "witches" need to pay taxes.

I'm not sure why this story made the front page. How is this relevant to Hacker News? It seems more like a fluff piece to me.