Road tax in Belarus. Road tax in Belarus

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

Two years ago, the transport tax in Belarus went up. In the period 2014-2015. the base value, on the basis of which this type of fee is calculated, increased by 20%, i.e. from 150 thousand BYR (Belarusian rubles) to 180 thousand. In this regard, many car owners have a natural question: will the road tax in Belarus rise in price in the new year 2016? Let's look at these indicators for various categories of citizens. It should be noted right away that from January 1, 2016, the base amount required to calculate this type of tax has increased again and now amounts to 210 thousand Belarusian rubles.

For individuals

For this category of citizens, the road tax in Belarus, of course, primarily depends on the type and weight of the vehicle.

The most popular private car for individuals will have the following indicators:

• less (˂\=) 1.5 tons - 3 BV (base values);
• weight 1,5-2 tons - 6 BV;
• 2-3 tons is as much as 8 base units;
• weighing more than 3 tons - 11 BV.

Those citizens who own trucks of varying degrees of carrying capacity can count on the following amounts:

• no more than 2.5 tons - you have to lay out 8 base values;
• weighing 2.5-3.5 tons - 17 BV;
• over 3.5 tons, but less than 12 tons - 22 base units;
• weighing more than 12 tons - 25 units (base).

The same rates apply to utility vehicles. From 2016, for a truck tractor, regardless of its maximum permitted weight, you will have to pay a "hard" tariff of 20 BV.

Those who have trailers will also need to carefully weigh their vehicle.

For vehicles weighing no more than 750 kg, the transport tax will be only 2 basic units, and for trailers of a larger mass - as many as 11 units. Owners of the so-called caravan trailers received a slight relief this year. They will have to pay a fee of only 2 BV (previously it was 5).

This difference in tariffs by government employees is explained by the fact that trailers of a larger mass are most likely used not for private needs, but for business. Therefore, the tax rates for them are quite high.

Apparently, for the same reasons, the toll was also set for bus owners. True, it all depends on the number of seats:

• ˂ 20 - 12 BV;
• 21-40“pull” already by 17 base units;
• ˃ 40 is already as many as 22 values (basic).

It is most profitable for private individuals to ride a motorcycle on the country's roads. The road tax in Belarus from this type of transport will cost its owner only 2 base units per year.

For legal entities

Much worse in this matter for legal entities. For them, of course, the road tax rates in Belarus are much higher. So if you are the owner of an organization or business, you should probably reconsider the need to maintain a large fleet of vehicles.

A passenger car, depending on the mass, will cost the company the following amounts:

• ˂ 1 ton - will require parting with 7 BV;
• from 1 to 2 tons - will cost 9 base units;
• 2-3 tons - tax will be 11 BV;
• for a car weighing ˃ 3 tons, you will have to pay 14 BV of road tax.

Trailers are also not so simple:

• up to 750 kg - 5 BV;
• over 7.5 tons - 12 BV;
• for a cottage on wheels (caravan trailer) you will have to pay 5 basic units (until 2016 this figure was 7 BV).

If your company has trucks, prepare the following amounts:

• ˂ 2.5 tons - 12 BV;
• 2, 5-3, 5 t - 17 values (basic);
• from 3.5 to 12 tons - as many as 22 base units;
• for a mass over 12 tons, you will have to pay 25 BV.

But the fee for buses for legal entities is no differentfrom private traders (individuals). Probably, such tariffs are set because an individual who has a bus at his disposal is unlikely to take it to the supermarket for groceries, but will use it for business purposes.

It is profitable for entrepreneurs to ride motorcycles. It will only cost 3 base units.

How to pay

Most often, the amount of road tax in Belarus is collected from car owners during the period of vehicle inspection. Depending on how old your car is and what category it belongs to, road tax can be paid according to the following scheme:

• once every 2 years;
• annually;
• twice a year.

Those motorists who are allowed to have a vehicle inspection once every 2 years must pay double the toll.

Are there benefits

However, there are such categories of citizens, as well as vehicles for which road tax in Belarus is paid at a reduced rate. True, there are not so many of them:

• medical vehicles;
• transport of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the KGB, the Ministry of Defense and the State Border Committee;
• buses and trolleybuses (public transport).

It is important to note that starting from January 1, 2016, the 50% benefit previously established for pensioners has been cancelled. Now a half fee discount is given only to WWII veterans, and then only if there is a medical document confirmingthe suitability of the applicant to drive a vehicle (in other words, if the veteran was able to pass a medical examination), while in fact a completely different person can drive the vehicle.

For a taxi

Unfortunately, there are no concessions for this type of vehicle either. The amount of road tax in Belarus, according to the law, is paid by taxi drivers twice a year, since that is how many times they must pass inspection. Tax rates are determined based on the actual weight of the vehicle indicated in the registration certificate.

When money can be returned

Sometimes, however, the road tax in Belarus can be returned. Such an action is regulated by Article 259 of the Tax Code of the Republic of Belarus. Partial or full transport tax refund can be made if:

• the state duty was paid in more than necessary amount or should not have been charged at all;
• the person who paid the fee refuses to receive the permit itself for the right to participate in road traffic until the moment of applying to the "Beltekhosmotr";
• vehicle failed inspection, owner denied permission.

If you paid the toll for the whole year, and the car was sold, for example, in April, no refund is provided. Moreover, if, for example, in June of the same year you buy a new car, you will have to pay the transport tax again.

Where will the money go

Considerable cost of road tax in Belarus officials traditionallyThey explain that the collected money will be used in full for the construction of new state roads, as well as for the repair of existing pavement. It's quite hard to believe, because highways and highways from Minsk to regional centers, as well as secondary roads, have not been modernized for a long time.

It is assumed that this year the road funds received from the collection of fees will be equally divided between the local and the republican budget. But for now, these are just plans. To date, all the money received as a result of the collection of transport duties is accumulated in the republican budget. It is there that they decide which roads and when to repair. The manager of the accumulated funds is the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Belarus.