Belarus to make list of handicraft activities soon
A list of handicraft activities will be made soon, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting with the Council of Ministers on 19 August, BelTA has learned.
One of the topics raised at the meeting with the head of state was handicraft activities. The president recalled that the law on entrepreneurial activity had been amended this year. Under the new law, artisans made part of the entrepreneurial community.
“According to the government's proposal, one can become an artisan solely according to the list of activities as from 1 October 2024. The list will be drawn up by the government soon,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
Plans are in place to sign a decree to this effect. In this regard, the president asked about the changes and the reasons for their choice, and also wondered whether the changes had been discussed with the population.
“We should pay attention to whether the proposed reforms may create prerequisites for some artisans, whose areas of activity will be removed from the list, to move to the shadow sector,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said. The preservation of the cultural heritage of Belarus and the requirement not to lose any rare craft in the course of the reforms were among the tasks outlined by the president.