Lukashenko says no need to create supranational customs bodies in Belarus-Russia Union
<p> MINSK, Jun 1 - PrimePress. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko says there is no need to create supranational customs bodies of the Belarus-Russia Union. </p> <p> </p> <p> Lukashenko made a statement to this effect at a meeting on cooperation with Russia on June 1, the Belarusian president’s press service reports. </p> <p> </p> <p> Minsk and Moscow have long been discussing the idea of converging their customs systems and legislation. According to Lukashenko, this is not the hottest issue. “We have worked a lot on this issue in the EEU, and we, Belarus and Russia, have very similar customs legislation.” </p> <p> <br> He is convinced that there is no need to create supranational bodies in this field. Perhaps it would be better to consider setting up a joint centre that would have access to both Belarusian and Russian processes. The feasibility of this idea is yet to be discussed. </p> <p> <br> It was Russia that suggested converging the tax legislations. According to Lukashenko, if this proposal materializes, the two countries will have an equal footing in this matter. “We will see how things are in Russia, and they will see how things are here. Trust is the necessary precondition to move forward,” he added. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, Russia has long been proposing that Belarus should migrate to a single tax and customs digital platform with Russia. Russia would benefit from this transition, as in this case Moscow gets full access to information about the economic residents of the EEU countries and their activities through the customs database, the tax database and the unified database of public services. In the first half of 2020, the Tax Ministry of Belarus spoke against the transition to a single digital tax platform with Russia, pointing at dependence on the conscientiousness of Russian entities when fulfilling obligations to ensure unhindered access to information systems of regulatory bodies and business entities of Belarus, and the possibility of technical blocking of “unwanted” Belarusian market players. However, after a meeting with Mishustin in autumn 2020, Lukashenko suggested that Minister of Taxes and Levies Sergey Nalivaiko “should take a closer look” at the issue of switching to a single digital tax platform with the Russian Federation. After that, Lukashenko demonstrated his commitment to tax integration with Russia, but made no decisions in this regard. End </p>
2021-06-02
Primepress
Lukashenko says no need to create supranational customs bodies in Belarus-Russia Union
MINSK, Jun 1 - PrimePress. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko says there is no need to create supranational customs bodies of the Belarus-Russia Union.
Lukashenko made a statement to this effect at a meeting on cooperation with Russia on June 1, the Belarusian president’s press service reports.
Minsk and Moscow have long been discussing the idea of converging their customs systems and legislation. According to Lukashenko, this is not the hottest issue. “We have worked a lot on this issue in the EEU, and we, Belarus and Russia, have very similar customs legislation.”
He is convinced that there is no need to create supranational bodies in this field. Perhaps it would be better to consider setting up a joint centre that would have access to both Belarusian and Russian processes. The feasibility of this idea is yet to be discussed.
It was Russia that suggested converging the tax legislations. According to Lukashenko, if this proposal materializes, the two countries will have an equal footing in this matter. “We will see how things are in Russia, and they will see how things are here. Trust is the necessary precondition to move forward,” he added.
As previously reported, Russia has long been proposing that Belarus should migrate to a single tax and customs digital platform with Russia. Russia would benefit from this transition, as in this case Moscow gets full access to information about the economic residents of the EEU countries and their activities through the customs database, the tax database and the unified database of public services. In the first half of 2020, the Tax Ministry of Belarus spoke against the transition to a single digital tax platform with Russia, pointing at dependence on the conscientiousness of Russian entities when fulfilling obligations to ensure unhindered access to information systems of regulatory bodies and business entities of Belarus, and the possibility of technical blocking of “unwanted” Belarusian market players. However, after a meeting with Mishustin in autumn 2020, Lukashenko suggested that Minister of Taxes and Levies Sergey Nalivaiko “should take a closer look” at the issue of switching to a single digital tax platform with the Russian Federation. After that, Lukashenko demonstrated his commitment to tax integration with Russia, but made no decisions in this regard. End