By virtue of L.N. 428 of 2020, the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with the Russian Federation was amended and entered into force with effect from 1 January 2021. The changes relate to Article 10 on ‘Dividends’, Article 11 on ‘Interest’, Article 23 on ‘Non-Discrimination’ and Article 25 on ‘Exchange of Information’.
These changes include a change in the withholding tax applicable on dividend payments which increased to 15% (previously 10% with the possibility of a 5% if the holding exceeds 25%). The reduced rate of 5% has been limited to holdings exceeding 15% in a company registered under a registered stock exchange and payments made to insurance institutions, pension funds certain state bodies and to local central banks. Similar changes were made to withholding tax on interest