“We can not change all the system at once. Every month 2,5 mln. of pensioners, who live in Belarus, need these contributions. This is why now contributions to Fund of social protection will remain the same” – told deputy minister of Ministry of Taxation Vasily Kamenko.

At the initiative of Ministry of taxes is developed a Draft of decree against salary “in envelops”. This document adds new norms that help to understand what is hidden salary for bookkeeping, what kind of responsibility is arranged for it etc.

Ministry of economy supported experts of “Minsk capital association of entrepreneurs and employers” (MCAEE), PA and ALE “Belarusian confederation of entrepreneurs” (BCE) and inserted to the draft Presidential Decree an offer to allow individual entrepreneurs to employ one person who is not a relative.
This is written in a letter signed by deputy minister D. Golouhov that was sent to MCAEE’s office.
In the letter is written: “The draft of Decree provides a possibility for IE’s to employ legal relatives (close relatives of marriage partner in spite of the partner died) and one individual in spite of the individual is a family member or close relative of IE”.

On December 16 2010 was held joint session of Capital Club of directors, Club of bookkeepers, Clubs of business women that is traditionally held in the end of December during 13 years. Participants summarized the results of PA MCAEE in 2010, analyzed results of Belarus national business platform-2010 realization, congratulated winners of competition “Choice of year” in categories "Best director of year", "Best bookkeeper of year", "Business lady of year".

09.12.2010 in Riga (Latvia) ALE “Belarusian confederation of entrepreneurship” opened the first office of non-government business associations of Belarus in EU. The task of office is to support development of business contacts among entrepreneurs and business associations of Belarus and Latvia, advancement of market economy and civil society ideas. In the same day in the office of information agency “BALTIC NEWS SERVICE” in Riga was held a press conference devoted to foundation of office in which participated representatives of 2 Latvian business associations: Latvian union of employers and Latvian association of small enterprises, Vladimir Karyagin and Alexander Gerasimenko (Ambassador of Belarus in Latvia). Information of this event was presented in mass media in Russian and Latvian (Rus.DELFL.lv; “Berga bazars” etc.).

Today Vladimir Karyagin visits "5th Trade Panel meeting on Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Government (B2G) contacts, with a view to supporting business organisations in Eastern Partners to associate and integrate into the EU's consultation, information and dissemination structures" in Brussels. Details attached.