Belarus raises export duties on oil

MINSK, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Belarus will raise exports duties on Oil and Oil products which are exported outside the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on April 1, the government said Friday.

The export duty on crude Oil will increase from 91.2 U.S. dollars to 97.4 dollars per tonne, while the duty for straight-run gasoline will increase from 50.1 dollars to 53.5 dollars per tonne, the government said in a statement.

Export duties on light and medium distillates, diesel fuel, benzene, toluene, xylene, lubricants, and other Oils will increase from 27.3 dollars to 29.2 dollars per tonne.

The export duties on crude Oil and some categories of derivative Oil products were previously revised upwards on March. 1.