In the framework of the Customs Union the work on the unification of tax legislation with Russia and Kazakhstan is taken place in Belarus

In connection with Republic of Belarus accession in the Customs Union a draft decree has been prepared regulating the basic legislative principles in the area of tax policy, which were not included in the previously existing agreements with the Russian Federation. This was reported by the methodologies taxation organizations of the Ministry of Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus Lidia Tsybina.

In connection with Republic of Belarus accession in the Customs Union a draft decree has been prepared regulating the basic legislative principles in the area of tax policy, which were not included in the previously existing agreements with the Russian Federation. This was reported by the methodologies taxation organizations of the Ministry of Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus Lidia Tsybina.

According to her, it is concerned with collection of indirect taxes, in particular, with the rise of the zero rates for goods supplied under a lease agreement.

The question to increase to 180 days the period of time for documents provision confirming the export of goods has also been under discussion. In addition, the exporter shall be allowed to make payments in non-cash, if the laws of the state where it is registered, allow it.

"The system of administration of indirect taxes in the countries of the Customs Union shall be performed by tax authorities - Lyudmila Tsybina said. - I shall note that on this issue no problems have arisen during the signing of the Customs Union. This can be explained by the fact that, since 2005, the system confirming the zero rating of exports and levying taxes on the import of goods from the Russian Federation had already been worked out. It definitely works as a confirmation of paper documents and electronic information exchange. Therefore, despite the fact that the tax authorities of Belarus set up "hot lines" on the issues, they received relatively few calls. This indicates a stable system operation within the Union State ".

Along with the improvement of tax legislation, according to Director-General of the Ministry of Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus, the changes of the administration of taxes has been worked out - to change the form of tax returns and calculation tools.

"If we talk about the effectiveness of the current tax system in Belarus, it should be noted that in the first half of the year the realization of the plan of income of consolidated budget of the country in areas that control the tax authorities, was 101.8% - said Lydia Tsybina. - During this period, the budget received 15.8 trillion Belarusian rubles, including an excess of the plan - 277 billion rubles. The effectiveness of the administration of taxes in Belarus is evidenced by the low level of arrears on payments to the budget. For a sufficiently long period of time it does not exceed 0.1% of the annual consolidated budget plan. On July 1 this figure equaled 58.8 billion rubles.”