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Belarus lowers export duties on oil, petroleum products

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MINSK, 1 August (BelTA) – On 1 August 2022 Belarus reduced export duties on oil and opetroleumil products which are exported outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The Council of Ministers issued relevant resolution No.495 on 29 July 2022, BelTA learned from the National Legal Internet Portal.

In line with the resolution, the export duty on crude oil, furnace oil, oil bitumen, petrolatum, paraffin, and waste oils is now $53 per tonne ($55.2 previously). The export duty on straight-run gasoline was set at $29.1 per tonne ($30.3 previously). The export duty on commercial gasoline, diesel fuel, light and middle distillates, benzene, toluene, xylene, lubricants made up $15.9 per tonne ($16.5 previously).

The resolution came into force on 1 August.

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