BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

01/03/2007

Belarus levies car tank fuel duty

MINSK, March 1 (Itar-Tass) - Belarussians leaving the country more than once in three days are obliged to declare the amount of fuel in the tank of their cars at border checkpoints, the State Customs Committee stated on Thursday.

This measure aims to prevent "illegal commercial activity," customs officials said.

Fuel re-sale became a major source of income for citizens of Brest and Grodno regions bordering Poland. They import fuel and diesel oil in canisters and tanks to Poland making up to 50 dollars per day on price differences.

Such 'fuel tanker trucks' also form lengthy queues on the border.

Source:

http://www.tass.ru/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11296516&PageNum=0