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Linava: under the cover of the fight against the shadow, problems for business are created

BC, Vilnius, 10.02.2014.Print version
President of Lithuanian carriers association Linava Algimantas Kondrusevicius calls on the Lithuanian Government to think twice before introducing restrictions on admission of fuel contained in the standard tanks of commercial motor vehicles, informs LETA/ELTA.

On Monday, a meeting in Vilnius was held between the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and heads of carrier associations in the Baltic region: Poland, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania. At the meeting relations and conditions of East transit were discussed.

 

According to Kondrusevicius, during the meeting a resolution was adopted on addressing the governments of these countries over these issues.

 

"We have adopted a resolution on turning to the governments of our countries over, I should say, illogical attempts to limit fuel, which are going to affect legal business. Flows (of transport – ELTA) may be distributed; however, there will be no increase in contribution to the public budget. Our neighbours – Estonians – have already had such experience, yet later they abandoned these plans," said the head of Linava.

 

According to Kondrusevicius, the Government should not rush to put restrictions on admission of fuel under the veil of the fight against the shadow economy, since such measures would bring harm not only to the shadow business, but also to legitimate business.

 

"We ask the Government to do not make sudden movements and to do not introduce that restriction. The more so as there are legal regulations that one of the conditions for business is a possibility for international transport to ride with continuously full tanks. In Lithuania, under the cover of the fight against the shadow, problems for business are created. We propose to fight against illicit trade, but do not restrict legitimate business," said Kondrusevicius.






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