Russia considering additional tax on export of metals, fertilisers, some other commodities

Reuters with the info that Russia is considering imposing an additional tax tied to the rouble-dollar rate on exports of metals, fertilisers and some other commodities.

Reuters citing two unnamed sources.

• tax may be imposed from October
• would last until the end of 2023
• would apply to all major export contributors to the Russian gross domestic product (GDP), excluding oil, gas, grains, timber, machine building and scrap metal