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During the negotiations that took place on June 19, 2020 the Heads of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Belarus and Russia signed the intergovernmental Treaty on Mutual Recognition of Visas and Other Issues Related to the Entry and Exit of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons on the Territory of the States that are Parties to The Treaty on the Establishment of the Union State.

On July 16, a draft bill was passed to the RF State Duma to implement the order of the President of Russia on changes in taxation in the IT sector, including a number of benefits related to VAT, profit tax, and social contributions payments.

The implementation of accompanying invoices for goods (AIG) for some goods in accordance with the Order of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan #615, dated 19 June 2020 has been delayed.

The governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov, amended the resolution of the Government of St. Petersburg No. 121 “On measures to counteract the spread of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in St. Petersburg” dated March 13, 2020.

On 06.05.2020 The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation has published on its website a message about the beginning of the application of the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting of November 24, 2016 from January 1st, 2021.