August 7, Vitebsk /Diana Kurilo - BELTA/. The formation of precinct election commissions began today in the Vitebsk region, the deputy head of the organizational and personnel work department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Leonid Dorofeenko, told a BELTA correspondent.

The region has approximately 325,000 taxpayers of property tax and 336,000 taxpayers of land payments registered, which constitutes 28% of the region's population. Compared to 2011, the number of property taxpayers and registered objects for this payment has increased, while the number of land taxpayers and objects for land tax has decreased.

The development of the economy largely depends on the growth in the volume of production of goods competitive in the markets. This point of view was expressed today to journalists by the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Alexander Kosinets, in response to a question from a BELTA correspondent.