Taxonomy: Sector Affected - 33
Coke oven products; refined petroleum products; nuclear fuel
Sri Lanka: Elimination of import duty on petrol and diesel
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On 19 January 2010, the government of Sri Lanka cleared petrol and diesel of all import duties. The import duty waiver is in place until further notice.Belarus: Elimination of double export taxation on oil products
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According to the President Decree # 153 from 14 March 2010 on export tariffs, for certain oil products (made from oil imported from Russia where the export taxes were paid in Russia) the export taxes in Belarus are not applied.Kenya: Government to fix prices of essential goods like maize
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The parliament of Kenya has passed a bill, Price Controls (Essential Goods) Bill 2009, which authorises the Finance Minister to fix the maximum retail and wholesale prices for essential commodities.Kenya: Taxation measures in 2010/11 budget
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The following tax measures were proposed in the 2010/11 budget speech read on 10 June 2010. i. Decrease in the rate of duty on wheat grain from 35% to 10% for a year.Russia: Import duty on propylene (methyl ethylene) terpolymer and tetramer
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The Government Decree # 876 from 31 October 2009 introduced a 5% duty on propylene (methyl ethylene) terpolymer and tetramer, effective from 6 January 2010.India: Incentives to exporters through Market Linked Focus Programme
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On 12 January 2010, India announced an incentive scheme for exporters in sectors such as engineering, handicrafts , textiles, chemicals, electronics and some metals thorugh the market Linked Focus Programme (MLFP).Tunisia: Reduction of import duties on certain raw materials, equipment and other products
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On 21 December 2009, Tunisia issued the finance law 2010 (Loi no 2009-71) that introduces reductions of import duties on certain raw materials, equipment and other products. The law entered into force as from 1 January 2010.The Custom Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan
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The Customs Union (hereinafter – CU) was established between Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia on the basis of the Eurasian economic community (EurAsEC) and is based on a system of treaties between or with participation of CU memberKazakhstan: Increase of the oil products export tariff
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The Kazakhstan government has decided to raise the oil products export tariff.
