02.06.2010
Business Resource. In the course of hard work over the past two weeks have been found appropriate compromises and decisions on the Customs Union (CU) between Kazakhstan and Russia. This was stated by Prime Minister Karim Masimov at a government meeting in Astana, reports Business Resource.
"First and foremost, it is necessary to assess what is now Kazakhstan is represented in the committee CU national body responsible for customs and tariff regulation in the CU. All decisions of this body, for example, to change the level of rates for the introduction of protective measures against third countries will be taken only by consensus. This cancels the previously defined distribution of votes ", - said Massimov.
"Secondly, the revised norms of distribution of customs duties, the share of Kazakhstan will be 7,69% of the total in the same customs duties collected from across the CU. This issue is the nature of mathematical and conversion does not affect the income of the budget ", - the prime minister said.
"Thirdly, as we know, for our country is very sensitive issue is customs duty on importation of cars by our citizens. As a result of complex negotiations, says about Kazakhstan for withdrawal, which consists in that, for our citizens, preferential treatment is introduced, which is even more liberal with respect to previously existing in Kazakhstan ", - explained the Cabinet.