New attack of the Kremlin: the Americans reported about the growth of the Russian PIT – Moskovsky Komsomolets

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The American edition of WSJ citing high-ranking Russian officials reported that in 2018 the Russian government after the election will increase the tax on personal income from 13 % to 20%, as well as value-added tax.

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Raising taxes – “sore spot” for the Russian government and the Kremlin. It is explainable. Revenues from oil exports are falling, the ruble exchange rate is reduced, and the federal budget deficit on the basis of 4 months of 2016 exceeded 4% of GDP. Many “hot heads” in the government offering to raise taxes now. Thus, the Duma faction of the Communist Party requires the return of a progressive income tax. Some experts are calling for a so-called “Tax on the unemployed”, ie, to oblige the latter to pay taxes to the Pension and Health Insurance Fund. Initiatives are contrary to Vladimir Putin’s promises not to raise taxes until 2018.

But in fact, taxes are rising. Regions introduced the cadastral valuation of land plots and real estate, both physical and legal entities, which increases contributions to municipal budgets several times

The question arises:. WSJ law and taxes, we increase or a provocation

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Let’s face it. Let’s start with the alleged increase of the personal income tax. According to the American edition, it can be done in two ways: return to a progressive scale, or a general increase in the tax rate from the current 13% to 20% for all without exception, taxpayers

In the latter case, the respondents “MK” taxpayers. sent “far and for a long time,” such plans. What the authors of the WSJ, in fact, expected. On the one hand, the American experts are right. By 2019, the Russian economy will start to finally grow up. Then, logically, start to rise and wages of the population. But then suddenly taken away from employees 7% of revenues. With our low salary is comparable to the devastation. Perhaps, the WSJ authors in this moment a little overdone and did not fully understand their Russian informants.

It seems more realistic plan to return the progressive scale. But recall that the introduction of a flat personal income tax at times increased this tax collection and significantly reduced the “informal sector” in the country

By the way, a progressive scale -. It is also a relative term. Now the employee who receives 100 thousand. Rub. per month, pay a tax of 13 thousand Whoever gets 1 million, -.. 130 thousand Exactly 10 times. It is no longer a progressive scale? What is more important: to once and for all been eliminated “informal sector”, to pay all taxes and wages “in envelopes” list was less favorable than in the card

With the VAT situation is even scandalous.. This most harmful tax squeeze the last juices from the same manufacturing industry, which now provides a welcome and import substitution. In 2006, the VAT rate was reduced from 20% to 18%. Although then-Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov demanded 13%, but lost the battle with the then Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin. And if the 2019 rate of return to the same 20%, in Russia “treatment” can be put an end.

Thus, the WSJ article, most likely, the next information attack on the Kremlin. The most effective option – it is the growth of GDP, which will increase the tax base. But the American edition of this, of course, is silent.