Business should work for the state - Lukashenko
<p> MINSK, Feb 12 - PrimePress. Business should work for the state, said Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on February 12 at the VI All-Belarus People's Congress. </p> <p> </p> <p> “I will be on your back if you deviate from this line. I am a man of state and will demand as an authoritarian leader. There is truth in it. Or as you want, a dictator. I will demand it from you while I'm still in this post,” said Lukashenko. </p> <p> </p> <p> In his words, if the businessmen are involved in destructive activities or violate the law of Belarus, the authorities will respond accordingly. "We don't need patriots, we'd better let them go away with the money they've stolen, because they will turn the country upside down," said Lukashenko. </p> <p> </p> <p> "And remember: Belarus is not Russia, the government will not kneel before the business community. I think that after these events the President of Russia (Vladimir Putin – editor’s note) is thinking about some businessmen and other creators, who "shifted their ground" today just like in Belarus. Yesterday they smiled and crawled before Putin - today Putin is evil. It was not and will not be the case in Belarus," said Lukashenko. </p> <p> </p> <p> He expressed dissatisfaction with the simplified procedure of business registration currently operating in the country. "For instance, it was suggested to simplify the business registration procedure and to replace the licensing principle with a declarative one. What we got: one punk started 20-30 companies. Half of them took money out of the country without paying taxes. To say nothing of some other things. I don't want to dwell on it, but I gave an order to Minsk City Executive Committee and to the head of our Senate (Natalya Kochanova, Chairman of the Council of the Republic – editor’s note) to stop this robbery with simplified business registration," said Lukashenko. End </p> <p> </p>
2021-02-13
Primepress
Business should work for the state - Lukashenko
MINSK, Feb 12 - PrimePress. Business should work for the state, said Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on February 12 at the VI All-Belarus People's Congress.
“I will be on your back if you deviate from this line. I am a man of state and will demand as an authoritarian leader. There is truth in it. Or as you want, a dictator. I will demand it from you while I'm still in this post,” said Lukashenko.
In his words, if the businessmen are involved in destructive activities or violate the law of Belarus, the authorities will respond accordingly. "We don't need patriots, we'd better let them go away with the money they've stolen, because they will turn the country upside down," said Lukashenko.
"And remember: Belarus is not Russia, the government will not kneel before the business community. I think that after these events the President of Russia (Vladimir Putin – editor’s note) is thinking about some businessmen and other creators, who "shifted their ground" today just like in Belarus. Yesterday they smiled and crawled before Putin - today Putin is evil. It was not and will not be the case in Belarus," said Lukashenko.
He expressed dissatisfaction with the simplified procedure of business registration currently operating in the country. "For instance, it was suggested to simplify the business registration procedure and to replace the licensing principle with a declarative one. What we got: one punk started 20-30 companies. Half of them took money out of the country without paying taxes. To say nothing of some other things. I don't want to dwell on it, but I gave an order to Minsk City Executive Committee and to the head of our Senate (Natalya Kochanova, Chairman of the Council of the Republic – editor’s note) to stop this robbery with simplified business registration," said Lukashenko. End