Another Region of Belarus Introduced a Tax for Traveling Abroad by Car

The decision comes into force on June 1st.

The Homel regional "council of deputies" made a decision to introduce a local tax when leaving the country. Drivers will pay one base amount for each trip abroad. The corresponding decision was published on the National Legal Internet Portal.

The fee will be valid until January 1, 2023.

The decision was made on March 29. It is indicated that it comes into force on the 1st day of the month following the month of its official publication - that is, from June 1, and agreed with the State Border Committee and the State Customs Committee.

Let us remind you that earlier such a decision was made in the Hrodna region. It was supposed to come into force on May 1 but was approved only by the State Border and Customs Committees. Now the decision is being approved by the Ministry of Justice. Only after that will the exact date of the entry into force of the decision be known.

What is the fee when leaving the country?

The tax for traveling abroad will apply to all cars that belong to organizations or individuals, including those registered as individual entrepreneurs and whose maximum weight does not exceed 5 tons. At the same time, it makes no difference how many passengers are in the vehicle: one car - one basic (29 rubles).

The fee must be paid for crossing the border at checkpoints, it will affect only those who travel from the Homel region to Ukraine. It will be possible to travel to Russia without paying a fee.

Drivers who go to the funeral of family members and close relatives will be exempt from the fee. Also, veterans of the Great Patriotic War, disabled people of I and II groups, as well as accompanying persons, participants in the liquidation of the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, persons leaving for treatment in sanatoriums, and some others will be able to cross the border, free of charge. They must have supporting documents.

Those who cross the border at simplified checkpoints are also exempted from the tax.

In addition, the fee will not be levied on those who transit through the Belarusian territory on the Slavutich - Chernobyl NPP road in accordance with the intergovernmental agreement between Belarus and Ukraine on the simplified passage of the Belarusian section of this road. This will concern cargo and specialists of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and enterprises that work in the exclusion zone.