The State Duma and the government began to prepare a progressive taxation project

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 have already begun work on progressive taxation of income of individuals and companies. The reform was announced by President Vladimir Putin.

“The work is already underway for sure. (At the level.- “Ъ”) The State Duma and the government, it is clear that they will interact closely. Since we will try to implement these proposals faster, the deputies will accordingly introduce amendments to the Tax Code,” Mr. Aksakov told RIA Novosti.

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. In particular, he called for thinking about increasing the tax burden on people with higher incomes. On the same day, the head of the Ministry of Finance Anton Siluanov statedthat legislative initiatives on tax differentiation have already been prepared and will be worked out in 2024.

Until 2021, Russia had a flat tax scale – all citizens paid income tax at the same rate: 13%. Started on January 1, 2021 progressive scale Personal income tax. The changes affected citizens whose annual earnings are 5 million rubles. and more. Now they pay not 13%, but 15% as part of personal income tax. The new tax amounted to 650 thousand rubles. for the year plus 15% of the part of income that exceeds 5 million rubles.

About the government’s elaboration of the president’s instructions – in the Kommersant material “The White House heeded the message”.