Source: LESPROM, 5/13/21


The Russian government is not considering lifting the ban on the export of logs, which will enter into force in 2022, RIA news cited Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev. “The government of the Russian Federation has made a decision to gradually increase export duties”, said Yuri Trutnev. - This year, the duty is 80%. Next year, the ban on the export of logs comes into force. This is done in order to create jobs in the forestry industry, to build processing plants."

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