The preferential regime for agritourism estates may be extended until 2020

October 22, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. The preferential operating regime for agro-tourism estates may be extended until 2020, Viktor Yankovenko, Director of the Department of Tourism of the Ministry of Sports and Tourism of Belarus, told a BELTA correspondent. Today he participated in a meeting of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee dedicated to the development of tourism infrastructure in the region. According to Viktor Yankovenko, the Ministry of Sports is preparing a draft decree proposing to extend simplified taxation at the rate of one base unit for agro-tourism estate owners for another 10 years, until the end of 2020, without requiring them to register as individual entrepreneurs or legal entities. Belgrosprombank also plans to continue its program of preferential lending for agro-tourism. "These measures will allow rural tourism to operate stably, and consequently, will contribute to the development of rural areas," the interlocutor is confident. According to the Ministry of Sports and Tourism, from January to August this year, 737 agro-tourism estates offer their services in Belarus. Their share in the total volume of tourism services is currently 1%. -0-