On April 10, the Council of the Republic approved two draft laws. One of them concerns changes in the laws of entrepreneurial activity. It provides for a system of grants, namely the allocation of funds to entrepreneurs from local budgets on a non-repayable basis, as well as reimbursement at the expense of the national budget part of the capital costs incurred in the implementation of investment projects with loans from the Development Bank. A special procedure is introduced (day to day) for the transition of IE into a commercial organization with continuity of all rights and obligations to the budget and counterparties.
The senators also passed a bill on customs regulation. It will ensure a complete transition to electronic document flow, will provide opportunities for individuals to use the portal of public services at customs free of charge, as well as reduce the time of decision-making by customs authorities.
Valery Gaidukevich, Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus on International Affairs and National Security:
“|Changes to the laws on customs regulation related to ensuring now the work of our enterprises, entrepreneurs in sanctions conditions. We see what is happening now in the international arena, how European countries are strengthening sanctions against us. Therefore, we have to react and we are reacting accordingly.
