The amending protocol to the 1993 income and capital tax treaty between Luxembourg and Russia was signed on 6 November 2020. The protocol is the second to amend the treaty and includes the following changes:
- Paragraph 2 of Article 10 (Dividends) is replaced, providing for a standard withholding tax rate of 15%;
- A new paragraph 3 is added to Article 10 (Dividends), providing for a reduced withholding tax rate of 5% if the beneficial owner of the dividends:
- is an insurance undertaking or a pen…