The charges for public utilities, namely, natural gas, electricity and water, will be introduced in Turkmenistan. Speaking at a meeting of the Council of Elders of Turkmenistan on October 9, the president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov stressed that after the country gained independence, the population consumed natural gas, drinking water, electricity and salt free of charge. The…
Belarus’ GDP will increase by 1.7% in 2017, Belarus’ Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko said. “I think that the GDP goal will be reached this year and we will close 2017 with an increase of 1.7%,” the vice premier said. In his words, the GDP growth made up 1.5% in January-August. Industrial production went up…
The Ministry of Finance and Economy has been established in Turkmenistan. The corresponding decree was signed by the country’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at an expanded government meeting devoted to the results of January-September. The new ministry merged the Turkmen Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economy and Development, and became their successor. Under the…
According to the information released by Statistics Estonia, the consumer price index in September decreased by 0.1% compared to the previous month and increased by 3.7% YoY. Compared to September 2016, goods were 3.7% and services 3.5% more expensive. Regulated prices of goods and services have risen by 7.4% and non-regulated prices by 2.7% compared…
According to the preliminary data, Belarus’ gold and foreign currency reserves totaled $7,266 million as of October 1, if calculated in accordance with methods of the International Monetary Fund, the Information and PR Department of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus reported. In September the country’s gold and foreign currency reserves went up…
The total volume of state aid handed out in Estonia in 2016 fell by 8%, to EUR 199.6 million, with the share of the total volume of state aid in GDP decreasing by 0.12%, to 0.95%. A total of EUR 150.9 million in the form of support, or 75.6% of the total volume of state…
Some 3,000 people need to amend their 2016 tax returns in connection to income received in another country, while another 1,157 who have earned such income have yet to file a tax return. “Information exchanges with other European countries are getting better and better, which is why we have more information about Estonian taxpayers who…