The German Federal Government notified the Republic of Belarus on 30 December 2024, that the agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Belarus on the avoidance of double taxation concerning income and wealth taxes, dated 30 September 2005, will be suspended effective 1 January 2025.
The Republic of Belarus had already suspended certain provisions of the double taxation agreement (DTA) as of 1 June 2024. The Federal Government’s demand to reverse this partial suspension of the agreement was not met by the Republic of Belarus. The Federal Government views this as a significant breach of the agreement under the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.
Should the Republic of Belarus reverse the partial suspension, the Federal Government will consider lifting the suspension of the agreement.