The budget plans to receive 114.5 billion rubles. free business fees in 2023

The government plans that the federal budget will receive 114.5 billion rubles in 2023. under the article on gratuitous receipts from non-governmental organizations, including the sale of assets by foreign companies. This budget item has been replenished since December 2022, when a commission on the sale of assets by foreigners in the Russian Federation, which is called voluntary, was introduced.

Information on planned revenues is contained in the explanatory note to the draft federal budget for 2024 and the planning period 2025–2026, drew attention to the document RBC. In 2023, income from “other gratuitous receipts from non-governmental organizations to the federal budget, including those related to the sale of assets by foreign companies” will amount to approximately a quarter of all gratuitous receipts. The latter also includes income from the return of unused subsidies and transfers.

By September 22, the amount of gratuitous budget revenues amounted to 73.3 billion rubles. About 3 billion rubles. received the budget in December 2022. In 2024, only 2.1 billion rubles are expected to be received, and no such income is planned for the next two years.

In December 2022, the government commission on foreign investment determined the conditions that must be met for a transaction for the sale of Russian businesses by companies from “unfriendly countries.” The gratuitous payment from the transaction must be at least 5% of the market value of the business if the discount on sale is less than 90%, and at least 10% of the market value if the discount exceeds 90%. In addition, investors from “unfriendly” countries must provide at least 50% discount when exiting Russian assets.

Read more about the rules in the Kommersant article. “Non-refundable ticket to the West without luggage”.

Leonid Uvarchev