The government offered a tax on movie tickets for all films – RBC

The Ministry of Economic Development has submitted a negative review on the idea of ​​a tax on rental of foreign films in Russia and offers support domestic filmmakers “traditional measures”. Statement by the Minister Alexei Ulyukayev Interfax.

According to him, the introduction of VAT on showing foreign movies is against the rules of the World Trade Association, which Russia is obliged to observe as a member of the organization. In this regard, said Ulyukayev, the government looking for another way to support the Russian cinema.

Among the options under consideration, the return ticket pricing “of lgotirovannogo VAT regime in the standard mode.” Thus, the government can recover the VAT on ticket sales for all movies, regardless of the country of production (tickets now value-added tax are exempt), and the national cinema support from the budget.

«Standard and equal [conditions] for all types of film production, but for domestic producers, and perhaps film distributors, distributors, to introduce a form of state – it is now in discussion “, – the minister said.

The fact that the mayor would not support tax foreign movies, previously reported by the newspaper “Kommersant”. The ministry expressed doubt that the effect of the introduction of VAT would be positive, as in the case of the implementation of cinemas are VAT payers and will be able to claim a deduction the amount of VAT paid, for example, distributors.

Revise the tax system proposed in cinemas Prime Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, June 22, 2015. In particular, he proposed to consider the introduction of VAT on cinema tickets to “some of the money spent on the development of national cinema».

This idea was supported by the Ministry of Culture. The Minister Vladimir Medina said that to stop “subsidizing” Hollywood can be within a month.

The Russian authorities earlier proposed to develop mechanisms to support national cinema that would be directly affected theaters. In particular, they talked about the introduction of quotas for Russian cinema. For such a measure expressed in the Ministry of Culture and the State Duma. Because of the crisis, this measure has been decided to refuse.