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(Source : Information Services Department)

HK-Belarus tax treaty in force

     The Comprehensive Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreement (CDTA) with Belarus has entered into force, a government spokesman said today (December 1).

     The CDTA with Belarus was signed in January this year. It came into force on November 30, 2017, after the completion of ratification procedures on both sides. It will be in effect in Hong Kong for any year of assessment beginning on or after April 1, 2018.