On 10 May 2018, the Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament) approved for ratification the pending income and capital tax treaty with Belgium ({News-2015-05-21/T/2-previous coverage}). The treaty, signed 19 May 2015, will enter into force once the ratification instruments are exchanged and will apply from 1 January of the year following its entry into force. Once in force and effective, i…