Lukashenko signs decree on irregular passenger road transportation
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed decree No.136 “On irregular passenger road transportation” on 22 April, which improves legal regulation of this sector, the press service of the head of state told BelTA.
According to the document, the list of data to be included in the registry of irregular passenger road transportation is being expanded. In the absence of such data, transportation is deemed illegal.
New grounds are provided for suspending the operation of road carriers: a failure to submit tax declarations, the existence of tax arrears, the submission of false information to tax authorities, and other ones. These measures are aimed at suppressing the operation of shell companies.
The decree prohibits carriers from using the vehicles owned by a carrier that has been removed from the registry due to violations. Reinstatement to the registry is possible after three months.
Apart from that, the list of transport services not covered by decree No.32 “On passenger road transport” of 25 January 2024 is being expanded.
The implementation of decree No.136 will allow improving safety and creating a transparent tax environment in the irregular passenger road transportation sector.
