The Federation Council did not receive any proposals from the Russian government for possible tax increase. This is reported by TASS with reference to the words of deputy chairmen of the Committee on the budget and financial markets of Sergey Rabukhin.
So he reacted to the news Bloomberg that the Russian authorities discuss various measures to restore the economy, including increasing taxes. “There are no initiatives from the Council of the Federation on this matter. We adhere to the position that previously formulated by the President of Russia, on the imposition of a moratorium on fundamental, global changes in the Tax Code,” said Ryabukhin.
he added that the authorities, on the contrary, work towards the reduction of tax burden in the context of supporting small and medium-sized businesses in a coronavirus pandemic.
Bloomberg noted that the Russian economy has declined not as much as in many other countries. At the same time, the authorities want to accelerate the restoration against the background of the Duma elections, incident of the population and threats of new sanctions. Earlier, the Ministry of Finance called taxes for Russians low. The department stated that citizens pay almost less than all in the world.