The Latvian government plans to introduce a 300% tariff on the transit of Russian and Belarusian grain through Latvia. The country’s Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs announced this today, Delfi reports.
It is also proposed to develop mechanisms for inspecting transit cargo and cooperate with Ukrainian laboratories to determine the origin of grain.
Latvia wants to achieve a common position among the Baltic states so that “the region’s infrastructure is not used for Russian grain,” Kulbergs said. He has already discussed the issue with the prime minister of Estonia and plans to hold talks with the Lithuanian prime minister tomorrow.
Latvia’s coalition parties have agreed on measures to restrict the transit of Russian and Belarusian grain through Latvia, protect the interests of Latvian farmers and prevent the circulation of grain taken from occupied Ukrainian territories, the publication writes.
It is worth recalling that Lithuania announced today that it will check all grain transported in transit from Belarus and Russia. Vilnius aims to prevent the transportation of stolen Ukrainian grain.
