"The decision of the European Union is a continuation of the common policy of unfriendly states to destabilize the Russian economy in conjunction with the introduction of unilateral restrictive measures and the cessation of information exchange between the tax authorities of Western countries and Russia," RIA Novosti quoted the message as saying.
The ministry noted that these actions can and should be considered as a significant violation of agreements for the avoidance of double taxation.
Earlier, the Ministry of Finance and the Russian Foreign Ministry proposed to suspend tax agreements on avoidance of double taxation with all unfriendly countries.
The Ministry of Finance recalled that in February the European Union included Russia in the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions in the tax sphere. The ministry stressed that unilateral measures violate the norms of international law, which gives the right to impose retaliatory restrictions.