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Chairman of the State Customs Committee Uladzimir Arlouski said that parking fees for trucks with Lithuanian registration, which have been held in Belarus since last autumn, have been reduced.
“It is several times lower than the initially established rate — minimal, based only on the costs incurred by the parking operator to ensure the safety of the vehicles,” he said, as cited by BelTA.
According to the agency, the cost of storing a trailer or semi-trailer is now more than seven times lower than the previously set tariff, while for a full truck combination the fee is three times lower.
“In other words, the tariff now only covers the direct costs of storing the trucks,” Arlouski explained.
He added that carriers had previously paid for parking of trucks and semi-trailers, so they are familiar with the procedure.
The vehicles with Lithuanian registration were moved to special parking areas after Lithuania closed parts of the border with Belarus amid frequent incursions of smuggling weather balloons disrupting operations at Vilnius Airport. At that time, in November, Alyaksandr Lukashenka said the parking fee would be 120 euros per day. With trucks remaining parked for around 120 days, the cost for one vehicle could have reached 14,400 euros.
Earlier today, the State Customs Committee announced that Lukashenka had decided to allow the trucks to leave. They will be able to exit Belarus after paying the parking fees. Vehicles with Lithuanian registration may leave via the Lithuanian border, while those фактически owned by Polish carriers will also be allowed to exit through the Polish border.