Siluanov: self-employed will not be entitled to property and social tax deductions

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that the government has no plans yet to extend the right to a tax deduction to the self-employed.

“Who pays personal income tax, those tax deductions are available. Who doesn’t pay VAT? These are self-employed and working under the simplified taxation system. But what are the stakes? Considering that there are absolutely minimal tax rates, we do not intend to extend the tax deductions that we have for personal income tax to these special regimes, ”said Mr. Siluanov in an interview with blogger Ksenia Paderina (broadcast was conducted in the official group of the Ministry of Finance in “In contact with”).

The Minister of Finance also said that Russians investing more than 400 thousand rubles. under the long-term savings program, they will be eligible for a tax deduction. According to him, co-financing of long-term savings by the state up to 36 thousand rubles. per year will be operational in the coming months.

Previously with an offer provide self-employed property tax deductions were made by State Duma deputies from the LDPR party. According to the authors of the document, the reason for the development of the bill was the appeals from the self-employed. The draft law was submitted to the State Duma, but in the end it was not adopted.

Alexander Kislov