Russia slashes oil export tax for Belarus to 53/mt

摘要

Lonodon-Russia has agreed to cut the crude export duty on sales to neighboring Belarus to 53/mt foi 2007,a sharp reduction from the level of 180/mt it imposed late last >ear.Russia's Interfax and Prime Tass news agencies repoited late January 12.The agreement follows talks between the two conn tries'prime ministers in Moscow,and tilings to an end a bitter dispute over oil supply and transit which disiuptcd crude shipments to H number of European countnes earlier in the week.