Official documents

Lukashenko okays comprehensive amendments to Land Code
The document introduces comprehensive amendments to the Land Code. They are aimed at improving land relations and increasing the accountability of municipal authorities for the development of the regions...

Legal framework changes. Lukashenko amends lawmaking regulations
The document is the logical conclusion of a large-scale revision of legislation carried out in the country in 2024-2025, during which the legal framework was reduced by approximately half (from 170,000 to 94,000 regulatory acts)...

Lukashenko approves decree strengthening worker protection against contract payment defaults
According to the document, the State Labor Inspectorate shall have the right to issue binding directives to eliminate violations of legislation when instances of non-payment (or incomplete payment) are identified not only of wages within the established timeframe, but also of remuneration under civil law contracts...

Lukashenko signs amendments to fingerprinting law. Who is required to undergo it?
The document improves the legislation in the field of national security by revising the categories of individuals subject to fingerprinting and the list of state agencies responsible for taking fingerprints and authorized to receive and use fingerprint information...

Lukashenko signs decree on crypto banks, tokens
The document aims to strengthen Belarus’ image as a leader in financial IT technologies and provides for the creation of conditions for the operation of crypto banks in the country...

Lukashenko signs decree to lighten administrative load on public
The document is aimed at reducing the administrative burden on citizens and optimizing and simplifying a significant number of procedures. The amendments have been introduced in a comprehensive manner, taking into account proposals from the public and a wide range of interested government bodies and organizations...

Lukashenko signs decree on new passport rules for Belarusian diplomats
According to the adopted decree, staff members of the permanent bodies of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and their family members who are citizens of the Republic of Belarus will be issued biometric diplomatic passports...

Lukashenko approves changes to tax legislation
The adjustments to the Tax Code for 2026 do not entail radical changes and are driven by the need for a targeted fine-tuning of the system, aimed at enhancing tax fairness. For the vast majority of citizens and organizations, the actual tax burden remains unchanged...

Lukashenko approves legal changes on individual entrepreneurial activity
The document specifies the scope of natural persons to whom the regulatory provisions apply: either all citizens, or only individuals not engaged in entrepreneurial activity, or only citizen-entrepreneurs...

Lukashenko signs decree to update banking regulations
The document amends the list of funding sources that banks may use to cover expenses for the acquisition or modernization of fixed assets...