The Government of Bulgaria has temporarily exempted Armenian and Belorussian citizens from the tourist visa tax. As "Arminfo" reports with reference to Bulgarian sources, Armenian and Belorussian tourists are exempted from visa taxes during summer period: May 15-September 30 2002. This decision was passed in order to attract foreign tourists to Bulgaria. The government of Bulgaria considers this will increase the volume of profit from the tourist business. This benefit applies to the tourists enjoying the services of tourist companies.