Russia may increase export duties on raw timber

Apr 22, 2005. /Lesprom Network/. Russia is preparing an initiative to increase export duties on raw timber, deuty-minister of natural affairs of Russia Andrei Sharonov said. ‘The government is preparing a proposal to raise customs duties on raw timber, in order to prevent the massive exports of raw timber’ Andrei Sharonov said in his address to the MPs in the parliament (State Duma) during the discussion of the Forest Code in the 1st reading