Byelorussian entrepreneurs against VAT on Russian imports
005. Byelorussian entrepreneurs went on strike against the VAT on imported goods from Russia. The conflict between Byelorussian authorities and businessmen started in 2004 when Russian and Byelorussia agreed on new VAT rules.
Mar 01, 2005. /Lesprom Network/. Byelorussian entrepreneurs went on strike against the VAT on imported goods from Russia. The conflict between Byelorussian authorities and businessmen started in 2004 when Russian and Byelorussia agreed on new VAT rules.
Beginning from 2005, apart the main $150/month tax Byelorussian importers are obliged to pay 18% VAT on Russian goods. In early February Byelorussian entrepreneurs walked out on a warning strike countrywide demanding the abolition of VAT.