Road tax in Belarus. The amount of road tax in Belarus

Two years ago, the transport tax has risen in Belarus. In the period 2014-2015. The base value from which this type of collection is calculated, increased by 20%, ie 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 not rise in price in the new year 2016? Let's look at these indicators for different categories of citizens. It is worth noting that since January 1, 2016 the basic amount required for calculating 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 mass of the vehicle.

The most popular for individuals private car will have such indicators:

• Less (˂ \ =) 1.5 tons - 3 BV (base values);
• Weight 1.5-2 tons - 6 BV;
• 2-3 tons are as many as 8 basic values;
• Weight more than 3 tons - 11 BV.

Those citizens who own trucks of different degrees of payload can count on such amounts:

• Not more than 2.5 tons - will have to lay out 8 basic values;
• Weight 2.5-3.5 tons - 17 BW;
• Over 3.5 tons, but less than 12 tons - 22 base units;
• Weighing more than 12 tons - 25 values (basic).

The same rates apply to cargo and passenger cars. Since 2016, for a truck tractor, regardless of its maximum permissible mass, you will have to pay a "solid" tariff of 20 BV.

Those who have trailers, too, will have to carefully weigh their vehicle.

For vehicles weighing not more than 750 kg, the transport tax will be only 2 basic values, and for trailers of a larger mass, 11 values. The owners of the so-called trailers-caravans received a small indulgence this year. They will have to pay a fee of only 2 BV (before that there were 5).

This difference in tariffs for civil servants is explained by the fact that larger trailers are more likely to be used not for private needs but for business purposes. Therefore, the tax rates for them are quite high.

Apparently, for the same reasons, a road tax was also set for bus owners. True, everything depends on the number of seats:

• ˂ 20 - 12 BV;
• 21-40 "pull" already by 17 basic values;
• ˃ 40 - this is already an integer 22 values (basic).

Individuals prefer to travel on the roads of the country on a motorcycle. 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 to persons legal. For them, of course, the road tax rate in Belarus is much higher. So if you are the owner of an organization or an enterprise, you probably need to review the need to keep a large fleet of vehicles.

A car, depending on the weight, will cost the firm in such amounts:

• ˂ 1 ton - will require to part with 7 BV;
• From 1 to 2 tons - will cost 9 basic units;
• 2-3 tons - the tax will be 11 BV;
• For a car weighing ˃ 3 tons, you will have to pay 14 BV road tax.

With trailers, too, everything is not so simple:

• Up to 750 kg - 5 BV;
• Over 7.5 tons - 12 BW;
• For a summer residence on wheels (a trailer-caravan) it is necessary to give 5 base sizes (till 2016 this indicator made 7 BV).

If your company has a truck, prepare the following amounts:

• ˂ 2.5 tons - 12 BW;
• 2,5-3,5 t - 17 values (basic);
• From 3.5 to 12 tons - as many as 22 basic values;
• For a mass of more than 12 tons, you will have to give 25 BV.

But the fee for buses for legal entities is no different from private traders (natural persons). Probably, such tariffs are established because individuals who have a bus at their disposal are unlikely to go to the supermarket for groceries on it, but will use it for business purposes.

It is beneficial to go to entrepreneurs and motorcycles. It will cost only 3 base units.

How to pay

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

• Once in 2 years;
• annually;
• Twice a year.

Those motorists who are allowed to inspect the vehicle once every 2 years must pay the road tax at a double rate.

Are there any benefits

Nevertheless, there are such categories of citizens, as well as vehicles for which the payment of road tax in Belarus occurs at a reduced rate. True, there are not so many of them:

• Medical care cars;
• Transport of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry for Emergency Situations, the KGB, the Ministry of Defense and the State Border Guard Committee;
• Buses and trolleybuses (public transport).

It is important to note that starting from January 1, 2016, a 50% discount was abolished, previously established for pensioners. Now the discount to half the fee is only for veterans of the Second World War, and then only if there is a medical document confirming the applicant's suitability for driving (in other words, if a veteran was able to pass a medical examination), in fact, a completely different person can actually manage the vehicle.

For a taxi

Unfortunately, for this type of vehicles also there were no indulgences. The amount of road tax in Belarus, according to the legislation, is paid by taxi drivers twice a year, since it is how many times they have to pass a technical inspection. Tax rates are determined based on the actual mass of the vehicle specified in the data sheet.

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. A partial or full refund of the transport tax can be made if:

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

In case you paid a road charge 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 purchase a new car, the transport tax will have to be paid again.

Where will the money go

The officials explain the considerable cost of the road tax in Belarus by the fact that the collected money will be used in full for the construction of new state roads, as well as for the repair of the existing coverage. It is rather difficult to believe in this, because the 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 duties will be equally divided between the local and the republican budget. But so far, these are only plans. To date, all the money received as a result of the collection of the transport fee, are accumulated in the republican budget. It is there that decide what roads and when to repair. The manager of the accumulated funds is the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Belarus.