Russia allows Armenia to waive its Goods Delivery Expectation Confirmation System payments until July 1
Starting Monday, June 1, Russia is introducing a new import regulation
taxes
Key rate to be cut in small steps - RSPP head
The need to assess how the value-added tax hike at the start of 2026 and a number of other factors have impacted inflation will probably lead the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) to cautiously approach interest rate cuts and move in "small steps" until April, head of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) Alexander Shokhin said.
Azerbaijan introduces benefits for entrepreneurs in liberated territories
Legal entities and individuals conducting activities in Azerbaijan's liberated territories and registered in the centralized system will also be considered residents of these territories and will be able to enjoy benefits.
Turkey imposes tax on yachts
Turkey has slapped an 8% special consumption tax on yachts, motorboats and other pleasure craft, ending a zero-rate exemption that had applied to luxury vessels.
Wildberries pays about $4 mln in additional taxes in Uzbekistan
Wildberries has paid 51.2 billion soums ($4 mln) in additional taxes following a tax audit conducted by the State Tax Committee of Uzbekistan. …
Georgia increases taxes for construction companies
Since February, representatives of small and medium-sized construction businesses in Georgia will pay increased taxes, with the rate rising from 1% to 20%. This measure will bring about 200 million lari to the country's budget.
Russia and UAE to eliminate double taxation
The Finance Ministries of Russia and the UAE finalized all provisions of an agreement on the elimination of double taxation between the two countries. The document will come into force in 2026.
Georgian Finance Ministry conducts tax amnesty
The Revenue Service of Georgia announced over ₾423 million ($155.51mln) had been written off for more than 65,000 individuals as part of the Government’s tax amnesty initiative. The body added that any “coercive …
Türkiye drastically raises taxes on imported goods
Türkiye will impose a 30% tax on goods from the EU and a 60% tax on goods from other countries, according to Resmi Gazete. The relevant decree was signed by President of Türkiye …
Conor McGregor bids to buy Khabib Nurmagomedov’s family home
Irish mixed martial artist Conor McGregor recently took to social media to taunt former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov over his alleged financial troubles. The now-deleted tweets included a direct message exchange where …
Investigative Committee proposes to replace migrant workers with Russians
The department voiced its proposals for changing migration legislation
Tourists tax for foreigners visiting Bishkek to be introduced
Kyrgyzstan has proposed introducing a tourist tax for foreign nationals staying in the capital starting from August 1. The tax will apply to foreign nationals who arrive in …
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s bank accounts frozen due to debts
Russia’s Federal Tax Service has frozen bank accounts belonging to former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov after the MMA star …
Tax debts incurred before 2021 to be written off in Georgia
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said 145,000 individuals would have their tax debts totalling 590 million lari ($218.55mln) “completely written off”. According to him, all private entities, including individual …
Azerbaijan abolishes gasoline customs duties until end of 2024
Azerbaijan's Cabinet of Ministers has made changes to the “Excise rates on excisable goods imported into the territory of the Republic of …
Kazakhstan proposes excise taxes on sugary drinks
Kazakh Minister of Health Akmaral Alnazarova suggested that levying excise taxes on sugar-sweetened non-alcoholic beverages could reduce their consumption among children, thus lowering the risk of obesity. According to Chief Sanitary …
Georgia to increase taxes for gambling business once again
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced taxes on the gambling business would be increased to 15%, while withdrawal of money from …
EU includes Russia into tax haven blacklist
The European Union has included Russia into the list of countries viewed as tax havens, the EU Council said in its statement released on Tuesday. "The EU continues to promote fair tax competition and address harmful tax practices. …
Income tax for LNG exporters grows to 34% in 2023-2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the law increasing the income tax rate from 20% to 34% for liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters in 2023-2025. The document was initiated by the Russian Government and introduces amendments into …
Bloomberg explains why Russia’s budget remains in surplus
The growth in tax revenues from the Russian state energy company Gazprom allowed the federal budget to maintain a surplus in October, Bloomberg reports. According to the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, the budget surplus …
