On January 25, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree “On promoting employment of the population”. The document will replace the decree, which in 2015 obliged those who work less than 183 days a year to pay a special tax. It was immediately called "a tax for parasites." The new document cancels this tax, but instead introduces the obligation to pay ...

On March 9, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko postponed the payment of the “tax on parasitism” for a year. He promised that the decree on the tax imposed on those who officially worked for less than 6 months a year would be adjusted, but not cancelled, Belta reports. "During March,...