“We will not constantly crawl on our knees in front of our elder brother and beg for some crumbs ... I think that in the near future, approving the program of joint actions (on integration in the Union State. - RT), we will have to return to this issue (cost compensation due to tax maneuver. - RT), ”Belta quotes Lukashenko.
According to him, the tax maneuver in the oil sector led to a decrease in revenues from export customs duties on petroleum products.
In May, Minister of Economy of Belarus Dmitry Krutoy announced that Minsk continues an active dialogue with Moscow on compensation for losses to the Belarusian budget from the implementation of the tax maneuver in Russia. He said that negotiations with Russia are currently in an active stage. The minister added that if Belarus “succeeds in eventually reaching an agreement with Russian colleagues (on compensation. - RT ), this will be an additional plus.”
Lukashenko said earlier that Belarus does not intend to speculate on the situation around contaminated oil and link the issue of compensation with a tax maneuver.