From coronavirus crisis exchange of views is in a short time.
the Government and the presidential administration are discussing the introduction of a progressive scale of tax on income of physical persons (NDFL) as one of the possible anti-crisis measures confirmed press-Secretary President Dmitry Peskov. He noted that a final decision has not been taken yet, but the exchange of opinions is a “very intensively and in a short time”, and solutions are introduced “very, very quickly.”
On the return of the government to the idea of a progressive personal income tax informed sources said Forbes, one of the options being discussed involves a tax increase to 15% for the rich. The idea of a progressive scale support in all fractions of the State Duma, passed the “Interfax” words of the Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist party Yuri Afonin, also it was supported the first Deputy head of the Federation Council Committee on budget and financial markets Sergey riabukhin.
Progressive income tax existed in Russia till 2001., from 1998 to 2001 personal income tax rate ranged from 12 to 35% depending on income. Now the income tax does not depend on revenue. The basic rate for tax residents of Russia is 13%, certain types of income are subject to pit at the rate of from 9 to 35%.
In January 2020 Mikhail Mishustin as a candidate for Prime Minister, told state Duma deputies about delays introducing a progressive tax. In Russia there is no middle class, from which it would be possible to collect tax on a progressive scale, and the question of the rich and super-rich, he proposed to solve greater transparency. In February, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov admitted the introduction of a progressive personal income tax, but only after 2024 During a pandemic coronavirus for the introduction of a progressive tax was made by the billionaire owner of Aeon Roman Trotsenko, in the column for RBC, he argued that it would help to build relationships between government, communities and business.
Yuri Litvinenko
