煙草在線就《基輔郵報》報道編譯　　俄羅斯政府計劃準備一個路線圖，使俄羅斯、白俄羅斯和哈薩克斯坦在煙草與酒精上的消費稅率更加接近。

　　在接受關于2013年及之后的財政政策的采訪后，俄羅斯財政部副部長謝爾蓋·沙陀羅夫在莫斯科的一個吹風會上說，2013年和2014年的酒精與煙草稅率將按《稅法》中的規定，而這兩類產品在2015年的指數將為20%。

　　沙陀羅夫說：“到目前為止，由于我們的稅率與白俄羅斯和哈薩克斯坦適用的稅率差距很大，這引起了非常嚴重的問題?！?/p>

　　例如，他說，煙草稅率之間就存在著雙重差別，而到2015年時，這個差距只會擴大。

　　俄羅斯財政部副部長沙陀羅夫說：“現在我們在著手啟動關于協調我們的消費稅政策的會談，到目前為止，我們從哈薩克斯坦和白俄羅斯得到了對這個會談的積極回應。我們有望設法制定出一個類似于路線圖的東西，以便在合理的時間內，使俄羅斯及俄羅斯之外的地區的消費稅率盡可能地接近?！?/p>

Russia starts talks with Kazakhstan, Belarus over excise policy harmonization

　　MOSCOW - The Russian government is planning is prepare a roadmap to bring Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan closer on the question of excise rates on alcohol and tobacco.

　　The alcohol and tobacco rates for 2013 and 2014 will be as stipulated in the Tax Code, the indexation in 2015 will be 20% for both products, Russian Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Shatalov said at a briefing in Moscow after a review of the fiscal policy for 2013 and beyond.

　　"So far it has created serious problems because our rates are seriously different from those applied by Belarus and Kazakhstan," Shatalov said.

　　For instance, there is a double difference between tobacco rates, and by 2015 the gap can only widen, he said.

　　"Now we are initiating, and have so far been getting positive response from Kazakhstan and Belarus to the talks over harmonization of our excise policy. We are very hopeful that we will manage to work out some sort of a roadmap so as to bring excise rates in Russia and beyond as close as possible within a reasonable period of time," the Russian deputy finance minister said.