Exported petrol to be charged with export fee since today

Petrol, exported by a physical person more than once within 5 days, will be charged with export fee.

This is stated in the Regulation of the Council of Ministers No. 753 dated June 10.

This regulation does not concern: 

— employees of diplomatic missions, consular establishments, international organizations, representatives of the above-mentioned organizations and their family members; 

— physical persons who work in state bodies and other state institutions, also military men, representatives of administration and men of the internal affairs' bodies, emergency situations authorities and sub-divisions thereof, financial investigation bodies, who go abroad on business trips; 

— physical persons who go abroad for medical treatment or consultations; 

— employees of state organizations-members of the Customs Union located at the territory of foreign states; 

— drivers who conduct international transportation of passengers; 

— physical persons who cross the customs border of the Customs Union on the ground of working visas.

Aliaksandr Lukashenka has said in this regard that it would have been reasonable to increase prices for fuel at the internal market, acting in the framework of marketing measures, but this is impossible in the current situation. "Therefore, we are forced to take the following step, unfortunately - to stop non-sanctioned export of goods from the territory of Belarus", — Lukashenka has said.

Export customs fee for petrol will make 415,8 USD for 1 ton, for liquid fuel — 215,8 USD for 1 ton,  BelaPAN informs.