烟草在线就《基辅邮报》报道编译　　俄罗斯政府计划准备一个路线图，使俄罗斯、白俄罗斯和哈萨克斯坦在烟草与酒精上的消费税率更加接近。

　　在接受关于2013年及之后的财政政策的采访后，俄罗斯财政部副部长谢尔盖·沙陀罗夫在莫斯科的一个吹风会上说，2013年和2014年的酒精与烟草税率将按《税法》中的规定，而这两类产品在2015年的指数将为20%。

　　沙陀罗夫说：“到目前为止，由于我们的税率与白俄罗斯和哈萨克斯坦适用的税率差距很大，这引起了非常严重的问题。”

　　例如，他说，烟草税率之间就存在着双重差别，而到2015年时，这个差距只会扩大。

　　俄罗斯财政部副部长沙陀罗夫说：“现在我们在着手启动关于协调我们的消费税政策的会谈，到目前为止，我们从哈萨克斯坦和白俄罗斯得到了对这个会谈的积极回应。我们有望设法制定出一个类似于路线图的东西，以便在合理的时间内，使俄罗斯及俄罗斯之外的地区的消费税率尽可能地接近。”

Russia starts talks with Kazakhstan, Belarus over excise policy harmonization

　　MOSCOW - The Russian government is planning is prepare a roadmap to bring Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan closer on the question of excise rates on alcohol and tobacco.

　　The alcohol and tobacco rates for 2013 and 2014 will be as stipulated in the Tax Code, the indexation in 2015 will be 20% for both products, Russian Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Shatalov said at a briefing in Moscow after a review of the fiscal policy for 2013 and beyond.

　　"So far it has created serious problems because our rates are seriously different from those applied by Belarus and Kazakhstan," Shatalov said.

　　For instance, there is a double difference between tobacco rates, and by 2015 the gap can only widen, he said.

　　"Now we are initiating, and have so far been getting positive response from Kazakhstan and Belarus to the talks over harmonization of our excise policy. We are very hopeful that we will manage to work out some sort of a roadmap so as to bring excise rates in Russia and beyond as close as possible within a reasonable period of time," the Russian deputy finance minister said.