Next year’s budget gap is EUR 460 million, which is planned to be compensated for by raising taxes for alcohol and fuel. Large Latvian municipalities do not support the government’s proposed tax reform. Leaded petrol excise tax for 1,000 liters is planned to be increased by 7.8%, from EUR 436 to EUR 470 in 2018.…
The National Bank of Ukraine believes that the country’s economic growth will gradually speed up in 2018-2019 after a temporary slowdown in 2016. As the NBU press service reports, this will be facilitated by a further increase in consumer and investment demand at a high pace, as well as the export growth against the background…
Chinese business delegation comprised of representatives of several major corporations visited Uzbekistan. They attended a business forum with participation of business circles of the two countries. The State Committee of Republic Uzbekistan for investments organised the event. Welcoming the participants, Deputy Prime Minister Ulugbek Rozukulov noted that the two countries had established a strategic partnership…
International reserves of Kyrgyzstan reduced by $20 million in March, the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan reported. As of the end of March, gross reserves amounted to $1,971.4 billion. In February the figure was slightly higher – $1,991.49 billion. At the same time, compared to December 2016, the country’s reserves grew by $2.27 million. In March…
Due to an increase in minimum wage to UAH 3,200, revenues to the national budget from military tax collection in January-March grew by 30%, the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine reported. “In January-March revenues to the state budget under the budget classification code 11011000 (military tax collection) amounted to UAH 3 billion 146.8 million, which…
Based on current data, Tajikistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the first three months of this year was some 10.5 billion somoni (equivalent to little more than $1.2 billion), up by 6.5% YoY in comparable prices, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. In January-March GDP structure by sources of income…
According to initial estimates, in January-March Belarus’ gross domestic product totaled Br22.4 billion or 100.3% in comparable prices as against Q1 2016, the National Statistics Committee of Belarus reported. In January-March the GDP deflator index amounted to 107% as against the same period of last year. (BelTA/Business World Magazine)