LDPR candidate for mayor of Moscow proposes to introduce a “tax on Patricks” – Kommersant

Vice speaker of the State Duma and candidate for mayor of Moscow Boris Chernyshov (LDPR) proposed introducing an increased tax for Russians whose income is more than 25 million rubles. in year. According to Mr. Chernyshov, the personal income tax on “surplus incomes of rich people” should be 20%. The deputy proposed to direct budget revenues from the “wealth tax” for the treatment of seriously ill children and the development of peripheral areas. Boris Chernyshov sent a corresponding appeal to the head of the Federal Tax Service, Daniil Yegorov.

Boris Chernyshov noted that in Russia for more than a year there has been a “progressive tax scale”, according to which the income of citizens who earn more than 5 million rubles. per year, are subject to personal income tax at a rate of 15%, instead of 13%. However, in his opinion, to increase “social justice” taxes should be increased.

“I believe that in order to increase social justice, the time has come to introduce a tax on excess income for rich people. Those who earn more than 25 million rubles a year. – that is, more than 2 million rubles. per month, must pay personal income tax in the amount of 20%,” wrote Mr. Chernyshov in Telegram-channel.

According to Mr. Chernyshov, additional budget revenues should be allocated for specific purposes: 2% of the new tax rate should be directed to seriously ill children, and another 3% to finance programs for the development of peripheral districts of municipalities.

“One of the symbols of the idle and luxurious life of the capital is the Patriarch’s Ponds area. Patricks has long been the subject of popular Internet memes. I consider it fair if the “Patricia tax” will be directed to the development of not so popular, but no less significant areas for us, such as Butovo, Tekstilshchiki, Pechatniki, Golyanovo, Kapotnya, Biryulyovo and New Moscow,” he added.

In May, parliamentarians from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation came up with an initiative to increase the income tax on wealthy Russians. They submitted a bill to the State Duma, according to which the annual earnings of more than 10 million rubles. should be subject to 30% income tax. The accompanying note to the document says that thanks to the reform, the treasury will receive an additional 650 billion rubles. per year and it will help in the fight against the budget deficit.

More details – in the material “Kommersant FM” “Individual income tax pushes for growth”.

Milena Kostereva