{"id":77338,"date":"2024-04-03T14:51:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T11:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/77338\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"pundit-critical-of-bill-restricting-small-business-activities","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/77338\/","title":{"rendered":"Pundit critical of bill restricting small business activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aliashnovich_ks.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aliashnovich_ks.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aliashnovich_ks-351x236.jpg 351w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aliashnovich_ks-729x490.jpg 729w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aliashnovich_ks-768x516.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n         Ale\u015b Alachnovi\u010d\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Coordination Council)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 3, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Economist Ale\u015b Alachnovi\u010d has criticized a government proposal to limit the range of small business activities available to &#8220;individual entrepreneurs.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registering as an individual entrepreneur is the easiest way to start a small business as it does not require an office, an accountant or hiring other employees,\u00a0the press office of the Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a person succeeds in this type of small business, he or she may be able to move on to a legal entity, which has advantages for larger businesses, Alachnovi\u010d added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ratio of similar small businesses to the population in Poland is 2.5-times higher than in Belarus, he expert noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 21, Belarusian MPs approved the bill limiting activities for individual entrepreneurs. Many may be required to re-register their businesses as legal entities by late 2025 or cease operations from October 2024. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka may sign the bill into law after the approval of the Council of the Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier reports said that restrictions would apply to tourist and legal services, cultural and entertainment events and some IT services. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of individual entrepreneurs in Belarus may plunge by half to 143,500, the Belarusian economy ministry estimated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/photo_2023-11-01_09-00-21-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/photo_2023-11-01_09-00-21-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/photo_2023-11-01_09-00-21-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/photo_2023-11-01_09-00-21-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/photo_2023-11-01_09-00-21-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">MPs approve first reading of wealth tax bill<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">November 1, Pozirk. The House of Representatives has approved the first reading of a bill that would introduce a wealth tax in Belarus. Drafted by the Ministry of Taxes and Levies, the bill proposes an income tax rate of 25 &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/9587\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 3, Pozirk. Economist Ale\u015b Alachnovi\u010d has criticized a government proposal to limit the range of small business activities available to &#8220;individual entrepreneurs.&#8221; Registering as an individual entrepreneur is the easiest way to start a small business as it does not require an office, an accountant or hiring other employees,\u00a0the press office of the Belarusian [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":71017,"template":"","rubric":[17],"class_list":["post-77338","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pundit critical of bill restricting small business activities | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 3, Pozirk. 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