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Whole areas of Belarus are foreigners

Целые районы Беларуси работают на иностранцев

Foreign companies operating on the territory of Astravets district, provided in January 2016 99.5% of payments to the local budget. It is an absolute record in the country.

As soobshil IMNS in the Grodno region, the region leads in the number of foreign taxpayers across the region. On February 1, 2016 registered in the Grodno inspection was 57 foreign companies, of which 21 were registered in the Ostrovets district. The second place was in Lida district (13 organizations), the third – at the Lenin district of Hrodna (11).

A growing number of foreign payers and their share in total income is due to the work being carried out in the area for the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant and associated infrastructure.

Only in January 2016 foreigners were sent to the area budget 43,5 billion roubles, which is 13 billion or 42.8% more than in January 2015. The proportion of foreign payers also increased and amounted in the period under review by 2.2%.

In total revenue the largest share is the value added tax is 71.6 per cent, a tax of 19.3%, income tax is 8.7%, says the report of the inspection MHC.

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