Finance Ministry proposes to relieve the business by transferring its citizens contributions – Hooter

Finance Ministry proposes to relieve the business by transferring its citizens contributions – Hooter

The Finance Ministry proposes to deduct from the tax burden of the business of insurance payments

After introduction of the lower house of parliament a draft budget for 2015-2017 the Ministry of Finance still go back to the idea of ​​increasing the tax burden on citizens. According to Anton Siluanova, citizens are able to demolish part of the insurance premiums, which can be removed with the entrepreneurs.

The Finance Ministry considers it necessary and appropriate to shift part of the contributions to the Fund of obligatory medical insurance, pension and social funds from enterprises to citizens.

Since 2011, the employer pays 30% of the annual salary, not exceeding a certain amount, once in three funds. High wages are subject to a fee of 10% of the pension fund. In addition, since 2015, contributions to the fund of obligatory medical insurance will be paid by all wage of unlimited size. The Ministry of Finance realize that “the 30% payroll are applying pressure on businesses, and therefore suggests a tax maneuver» .

The head of the Ministry of Finance Anton Siluanov called his idea to shift part of the insurance premiums for the citizens of the conceptual proposal. This, on the proposal of the financier, will reduce the onerous burden on businesses, which is currently extremely important.

Siluanov soothes: “For the citizens of the shock will not transfer the load to be gradual. You can start with 2-3-4%: 26% will continue to pay the employer and 4% – the citizens. This load distribution is much softer than it is in the world: the distribution of the load on insurance premiums between the people and companies usually somewhere 50 to 50 Changes in the method of payment of contributions may occur after 2018. ”

The Finance Ministry made a reservation that the government, this idea has not yet been discussed.

Recall discuss various unpopular measures associated with the increase or imposition of new taxes on the population, officials began in the summer of 2014. No Exit – conventional wisdom. Raise taxes on the company can not go on because of the problems in the Russian economy, income tax and so collapsed in 2007 it was collected at a rate of 6.53% of GDP in 2013 – only 3.11%.

Due to various innovations in the taxation of wages Russia is on the verge of a radical increase in the informal sector – from the current 30 to 40-45%, commenting on the Institute Gaidar.

In the early 2000s, when it was introduced flat rate personal income tax, this increased tax revenues by 1% of GDP, if the tax reform will continue, this 1% can be lost. Proceeds from the public were more stable: the tax on personal income (PIT) in 2007 collected 3.81% of GDP, and in 2013 – 3.75% of GDP. Therefore, the only possibility now – or raise taxes on wages or consumption, the official said.

Victor Chaguin