Siluanov said that voluntary contributions from businesses to the budget will be one-time

In 2023, large businesses will be able to voluntarily make a one-time contribution to the budget. This was announced by the Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Anton Siluanov.

“We are talking about a one-time business participation this year. And in terms of growth in their financial results. We will compare the increase in financial results for 2022 and 2021 to 2020 and 2019,” he said (quote according to RIA Novosti).

February 8 First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov declaredthat the government is discussing with business a one-time voluntary tax contribution to the budget. He clarified that this is not a tax increase, but the so-called windfall tax – a tax on windfall profits.

According to Siluanov, the budget may receive a total of about 300 billion rubles. from business. Minister clarifiedthat the tax contribution will not affect the oil and gas sector and small businesses.

In the Kremlin emphasizedthat the initiative is voluntary. At the same time, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, recalled that the interaction between the country’s leadership and business is a “two-way road.” It is necessary to understand the current realities and needs of the country, he noted.

According to the Kremlin spokesman, the government and business representatives are now working out all the nuances. Peskov drew attention to the fact that this practice is common in other countries.