Russia may introduce tax on orange imports
Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek and Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci visited Russia at the beginning of this week and met with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich. After returning from Russia, Deputy Prime Minister Şimşek said: "Our negotiations were fruitful. A technical delegation will come from Russia next week. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dvorkovich will come to Turkey May 6-7 and we will hold final talks."
According to the Russian Izvetsiya newspaper, Eurasian Economic Association (EEA) countries, including Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia, plan to levy a 5-13 percent customs tax on imports of agricultural products, such as grapes, palm, pistachios and Brussels sprout. The draft, currently in progress, will be settled on April 27.
source: dailysabah.com
