Revenues from the gambling tax for seven months increased in actual prices by Br2.3 billion, or approximately by 40%, compared to the same period last year. In total, over Br8 billion of this tax was received from economic entities into the consolidated budget of the region during this period, which accounts for 0.2% of the total revenues in the region. The share of the gambling tax remains at last year's level.

The Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local Lore, the Marc Chagall Museum, and the State Archive of the Vitebsk Region have for the first time pooled their extra-budgetary resources and published an unusual book, its author, director of the Marc Chagall Museum Lyudmila Khmelnitskaya, told a BELTA correspondent.

The largest of them is the ODO "Kopeechka" shopping center in Orsha. The implementation of these projects is carried out within the framework of the subprogram "Vittorg" of the Regional Program for Innovative and Investment Development of the Vitebsk Region for 2011-2015.

The Lithuanian Embassy in Minsk issues around 1100 visas daily, but its technical capabilities have reached their limit. The electronic registration system is constantly under attack, and queues at the embassy are not decreasing. To address these issues, the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs intends to engage external service providers.

Fish, vegetable, meat, dairy, confectionery, and bakery products were identified as leaders in their categories. It is gratifying to note that the products of Pridvinye manufacturers also received high praise. For example, the apple-peach nectar with pulp from JSC "Vitebsk Fruit and Vegetable Processing Plant" was well-received by the competition committee members.

The cold snap of the past few days is contributing to ice formation on the reservoirs of the Vitebsk region. The first ice attracts winter fishing enthusiasts and children, who can fall victim to their own carelessness.

On March 15, a city fair will be held in Vitebsk on Lenin Street (section from the mini-cafe "Eridan" to the cafe "Avrora") from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Industrial enterprises, farms, fish farms of the republic, and trade organizations of the city will take part in it.

The Orsha inter-district department of the Investigative Committee is investigating a criminal case initiated against a resident of Orsha who organized a drug laboratory in his house. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the official representative of the Investigative Committee Department for the Vitebsk region, Inna Gorbacheva.

Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Alexander Kosinets demanded that the heads of local authorities, departments and enterprises of the region fundamentally change the situation with deaths and injuries at work. He stated this today at a meeting of the regional executive committee.

The forum brought together young people from Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Iran, and 11 regions of Russia. A total of over 300 people stayed at the Azimut hotel, the territory of which became an educational platform.

The second stage of monitoring the state of work of state bodies with the population will take place in the Vitebsk region on November 25-26, the Vitebsk Regional Committee of State Control reported.

"For the past seven years, individuals who are not indifferent to the suffering of others and have provided feasible assistance in solving crimes and preventing offenses have been awarded diplomas and valuable gifts by the head of the regional police. In 2014, more than 60 people received their well-deserved awards," said Andrey Semenikhin.

In the Vitebsk region, during the operational-preventive special complex measures "Arsenal", about 120 units of weapons were withdrawn from circulation, of which about 30% were voluntarily surrendered.

In the Liozno district, a fan of excavations at the sites of battles during the Great Patriotic War has been sentenced to another prison term.

"Dazhynki" is a significant socio-cultural project that instills a love for the land, promotes orderliness, and improves the well-being of settlements. Respect for the labor of bread-winners is the foundation upon which the Belarusian people, our culture, and spirituality exist.