Based on the results of inspections of enterprises and organizations in the Vitebsk region, tax authorities collected Br26.7 billion into the budget in 2012, the press center of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties of Belarus for the Vitebsk region informed a BELTA correspondent.

This is the fourth stage of the campaign, which started last year. The campaign program includes meetings with work collectives of enterprises and residents of the region, personal reception of citizens and legal entities by the Ministry's leadership, consultations, and thematic "hotlines".

The optimization of the postal service did not begin yesterday, but about 10 years ago. However, the changes back then were not as intensive as they have been in the last 3 years. Now they are so noticeable that residents of the region are repeatedly contacting various authorities for explanations as to why this is happening and what will happen next?

About 100 representatives of federal and regional media from Russia spent three information-rich days in the Vitebsk region, getting acquainted with the production potential, cultural heritage, and attractions of the northern region of Belarus. The press tour of Russian journalists was organized with the support of the regional executive committee, the National Press Center of the Republic of Belarus, and the Standing Committee of the Union State.

From March 19 to 20, the forum "Innovations. Investments. Prospects" will be held in the regional center. The event will take place for the 12th time. Following Vitebsk, similar events will be held in Grodno and Gomel. The current forum differs from previous ones in that it is taking place during a difficult economic situation, therefore the importance of the event is increasing.

A group of vandals who stole nameplates from the "Breakthrough" memorial complex has been convicted in Vitebsk, as reported to a BELTA correspondent by Oksana Baleeva, head of the department for supervision of the legality of court decisions in criminal cases of the Vitebsk Regional Prosecutor's Office.

On the morning of June 7, Polotsk border guards in the Braslav district detained 3 citizens of Georgia and 2 citizens of the Russian Federation for attempting to violate the State Border from Belarus to Latvia.

The history of the Airborne Forces began on August 2, 1930: on this day, during exercises of the Air Force of the Moscow Military District near Voronezh, a unit of 12 people was parachuted.

The largest number of observers were accredited by district commissions - 63 people, in Vitebsk, 13 were accredited by district commissions, in Novopolotsk - 2 people, and 2 observers received accreditation from the regional commission.

On April 29-30 and May 4-8, 2015, as part of the events dedicated to the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Soviet people's victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Vitebsk Regional Notary Chamber is holding a campaign – free consultations on all issues related to performing notarial acts.

In the year of the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory, Andrey Mikhailovich Usov, a native of the Dubrovno district of the Vitebsk region and a participant in the legendary tank battle in August 1941 near Leningrad, became the first Belarusian whose name was entered into the Golden Book of St. Petersburg.

To increase transport services, it is necessary to seek alternative solutions rather than raising public transport fares, emphasized the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Alexander Kosinets. He also noted the need to develop logistics, inventory the production facilities of vehicle fleets and rolling stock to optimize their numbers, eliminate shortcomings in public transport services, and develop export services. At the meeting of the Regional Executive Committee, the task was set to complete the work on establishing the Vitebskavia company as soon as possible and to develop a comprehensive program for the development of the transport system of the Vitebsk region. Currently, the cost of travel on urban public transport in the region is Br500, and on route taxis - Br1 thousand.