Mishustin called the task of future tax reform to reduce inequality

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin believes that modernizing the tax system should lead to a more equitable distribution of the fiscal burden. According to the head of government, it will reduce taxes for families with children and stimulate businesses to invest in development. Ultimately, the reform should help reduce inequality, the prime minister emphasized.

“It is important to take into account every detail. The tax system should not only ensure the flow of resources to solve national and regional problems. It is designed to reduce inequality. And not only in society, but also in the socio-economic development of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, take into account the level of income of citizens and companies. The head of state especially noted this,” said Mr. Mishustin, speaking with his annual report to the State Duma.

The prime minister emphasized that the upcoming changes in the tax sphere should work “for the benefit of people, the economy and our country as a whole.” He noted that the government and deputies have many issues to work through. “You know well the interests and needs of your voters, the processes that are taking place in the regions, the demands of business and public institutions,” the head of government addressed the legislators.

Modernize the tax system and fix it in a new form until 2030 instructed President Vladimir Putin during the announcement of his message to the Federal Assembly on February 29. Then he called for thinking about increasing the tax burden on people with higher incomes. In mid-March, the head of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market, Anatoly Aksakov, said that deputies of the lower house of parliament and the Russian government had already begun work on progressive taxation.

The exact parameters of the reform are still unknown. Mr. Aksakov called him reasonable application of an increased personal income tax rate of 15%, starting with an income of 1 million rubles, and after 5 million rubles. — increase to 20%. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy Artem Kiryanov cited other figures. In his opinion, it would be right to think about increasing the rate for people earning more than 7 million rubles. In excess of this annual income, he proposes to take a tax at a rate of 16%, and in excess of 10 million rubles – 17%.

Note that, according to VTsIOM researchmore than two-thirds of Russians (67%) consider it unfair to pay income tax at a flat rate of 13% for everyone, including citizens with high and low incomes.

Read about the government’s plans and objectives for the next six years in the material “Six-year price list”.

Mikhail Belyaev