Federal Law No. 116-FZ introducing amendments and addenda to the Law No. 1738 - 1 on land charges. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Tax/levy Land valuation Ownership Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes The Federal Law enters into force from 1 January 2005. Abstract Article 1 must be supplemented with the following wording: "Land tax for the plots of land purchased by natural and legal persons for housing construction except for individual housing construction shall be doubled for the period of three years required for projecting and construction to the date of state registration of property rights to the real estate”. Full text Russian Website www.vcom.ru References - Legislation Amends Law of the RSFSR No. 1738 - 1 of 1991 "On land charges". Legislation | Russian Federation | 1991 Keyword: Basic legislation, Tax/levy, Land valuation, Land reform, Land tenure, Lease, Ownership Source: FAO, FAOLEX