Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, has once again warned Russia about the possible loss of its only ally in the western direction. According to him, the threat of losing Belarus Russia can happen, if Moscow refuses to Minsk in compensation for the tax maneuver in the oil sector.
According to Lukashenka, lack of compensation for the tax maneuver in the oil sector will not be a disaster for Belarus. he assured, that the country can earn yourself 400 million. dollars and thereby compensate for the loss, expected this year from the Russian maneuver. Overall, since 2015 of the year, when Russia began converting tax, Belarus lost already 3,6 billion. dollars, and the total loss of all time are expected to be more 10 billion. dollars. He called on the Belarusian government to raise funds for compensation of losses.
According to Lukashenka, when, if countries do not agree on compensation for losses, Russia can lose Belarus as an ally in the western direction.
If you elect the leadership of Russia a path of motion and loss of the only ally in the western direction, this is their choice – Belarusian president said
Tax maneuver in the oil sector provides for the gradual abolition of Russian export duties on oil and gas while increasing the tax on extraction of minerals to the 2024 year. Belarus buys energy on the Russian domestic market prices, which are formed on the basis of world prices minus transportation costs and export duties.
