Kyrgyzstan proposes Uzbekistan scrap VAT on potato supplies
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have agreed to establish a joint venture in Kyrgyzstan for the processing and storage of agricultural products. The project is intended to be financed through the Kyrgyz-Uzbek Development Fund. In addition, the parties discussed abolishing the value-added tax (VAT) on supplies of Kyrgyz potatoes and creating a green corridor for their export.
The agreements were reached on November 11 in Tashkent at a meeting between Erlist Akunbekov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, and Ibrohim Abdurakhmonov, Minister of Agriculture of Uzbekistan.
The parties discussed the implementation of previously reached agreements in the agricultural sector, including the establishment of joint production facilities on the territory of Kyrgyzstan.
One such project will be an enterprise for the processing and storage of agricultural products. Its creation is planned to be financed through the Kyrgyz-Uzbek Development Fund.
Another agreement concerns seed production. Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan intend to set up seed production on Kyrgyz territory with subsequent sales on the Uzbek market.
Kyrgyzstan proposes abolishing VAT on potato exports
The participants of the meeting paid special attention to the supplies of Kyrgyz potatoes to Uzbekistan.
Akunbekov proposed abolishing VAT on potato exports from Kyrgyzstan to the neighboring country.
In turn, Uzbek Minister of Agriculture Ibrohim Abdurakhmonov stated his readiness to facilitate the creation of a green corridor for the import of potatoes and other agricultural produce from Kyrgyzstan.
The issue of potato sales remains relevant for Kyrgyz producers. Earlier, Economist.kg reported that the Ministry of Agriculture is looking for external markets for domestic products. At the same time, restrictions on potato imports remain in effect in Kyrgyzstan.
Recall that Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan previously agreed to increase bilateral trade turnover to $2 billion by 2030. Among the main areas of cooperation, the parties named agriculture, industry, energy, and transport.
