To cancel the state duty on the import of Russian frozen beef and pork will not cause significant damage to the country’s budget. Commented on the proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture) is the leading researcher of Moscow State University named after MV Lomonosov Moscow State University and economist Andrew KOLGANOV in an interview with “Lentoy.ru”. According to his estimation, zero tariffs will lead to the loss of tens of millions of rubles, which is an insignificant amount for the budget.
Earlier, the Ministry of Agriculture asked the apparatus of the Russian government with a proposal to abolish duty on the importation of frozen beef and pork. Currently, for the import of foreign products of the company to pay a fee of 15 percent and 25 percent, respectively. Authority proposed to establish a quota of 200 000 tonnes for each type of meat. The Ministry of Agriculture noted that resetting duties on this volume of products will allow stabilizing meat prices in the domestic market.
The Ministry of Agriculture reminded that since October this year, beef importers at the entrance to Russia lost the opportunity to receive a discount on the fee, as the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC), the net change of tariff preferences. Experts have warned that without discount products more expensive for Russia, because such costs increase the price tag by nearly four per cent to the value of imports from CIS countries. In turn, the zero duty will allow to keep the increase in the cost of beef and containing its products.
The losses will be insignificant
Andrew KOLGANOV linked agencies offer to the processes taking place with the food on the world market prices. “By reducing the tax Ministry of Agriculture wants to, let’s say, to prevent the import of inflation from abroad. When importing beef and pork fee will be added to their cost a significant part of the price and thus will enhance the growth of prices. I can not speak for the government, I do not know they will look at the proposal, but in principle, if we do not have the internal resources to ensure that meet the demand, it would be logical to abandon the duties in order to maintain the level of prices at a relatively low level “, – he reasoned economist <. p>
Zeroing duties would lead to losses in the state budget, but they are not significant, said a leading researcher at the Moscow State University. “This is a very small income to the budget for the state It is likely, tens of millions of rubles, and we may well suffer.” – he counted
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Previously more than ten the largest Russian manufacturers of sausages and sausages were warned by retailers about the rise in price of products by 7-20 percent from the end of October – the beginning of November. This is due to the increase in the cost of production, and the peak values of the price of meat reached in August-September 2021. The Ministry of Aglichoz said that the government took measures to stabilize meat prices in Russia.