Belarus reduces oil export duties
01.09.2015
Belarus reduced export duties on oil and oil products exported outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union on 1 September. The relevant decision is contained in Council of Ministers executive order No. 727 of 28 August 2015, BelTA has learned.
The export duty on crude oil went down from $133.1 to $109.2 per tonne. The duty on straight-run gasoline made up $92.8 per tonne as against the previous $113.1 per tonne, commercial gasoline - $85.1 ($103.8). The export duty on light and medium distillates will be $52.4 ($63.8). The same duty is applied to gas oil, benzene, toluene, xylene, lubricants, and other oils.
Exports duties on crude oil and some categories of oil products were previously revised on 1 August. Then they were reduced as well.