Belarusians' apartment and vehicle tax rates for the year 2025
Belarus Announces Slight Increase in Vehicle Taxes and Exemption for Electric Vehicles
In Belarus, changes have been made to the Tax Code, affecting vehicle taxes for individuals. Here's what you need to know:
Vehicle Taxes
Every year, the Tax Code undergoes adjustments, including indexing of rates in response to challenges and threats. This year, the tax rate for a light car weighing between 1750 kg and 2 tons increased from 102 rubles to 110 rubles. Motorcycle tax remains fixed at 44 rubles per year.
Preliminary estimates suggest that around 500,000 vehicles will have to pay a transport tax increased by 10 times. However, electric vehicle owners are exempted from paying tax for 2024, an exemption that will last until January 1, 2026.
The tax rate for vehicles weighing up to 1.5 tons is 66 rubles per year. Disabled persons with the appropriate mark on their vehicle registration certificate, and vehicles that are lost or registered as stolen, are exempt from car tax.
Property Taxes
The annual property tax for a 50 sq.m. apartment in Minsk will be slightly less than 50 Belarusian rubles. The tax rate for property is calculated based on the calculated cost per square meter, the area of the apartment, and a tax rate of 0.1% for individuals.
Notifications for paying tax on apartments, houses, land plots, and vehicles will be received by October 1. Individual entrepreneurs pay tax like physical persons based on a notice from the tax authority. No separate declaration is required.
Favored Categories and Exemptions
If a person owned property for less than a year, the tax would be calculated proportionally to the time of ownership. For favored categories such as pensioners, disabled persons I and II group, members of large families, the tax rate for car tax is halved. For disabled persons of group III, there is a 25% exemption from the car tax rate.
Disabled persons with the appropriate mark on their vehicle registration certificate, and vehicles that are lost or registered as stolen, are exempt from car tax.
Future Changes
The changes to the Tax Code for individuals in 2026 are not yet finalized and are being worked on by the Ministry of Finance and other government agencies. No direct, publicly available information states upcoming reforms to Belarus's property or vehicle tax codes specifically targeting luxury vehicles by 2026.
Global trends often influence countries like Belarus to update luxury and environmental taxes, potentially increasing taxes on high-emission or luxury-class vehicles in line with ecological goals. However, no official Belarusian tax reform proposals or enacted changes for 2026 are specified.
Further detailed or updated Belarus tax codes or official government releases would be required to precisely clarify aspects about luxury vehicle and property tax differences and future changes.
In light of the adjustments to Belarus's Tax Code, it's essential for individuals to understand the changes in personal-finance aspects, specifically vehicle taxes. For instance, the tax rate for light cars has increased from 102 rubles to 110 rubles yearly. On the other hand, electric vehicle owners are granted an exemption from paying car tax until January 1, 2026.
