Denis Manturov, Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said that the Russian government is discussing the possibility of increasing the recycling fee for cars and plans to take a decision on this issue in the near future. In this respect informs TASS cites an interview with the minister.
“We are discussing this issue intensively in the government, in the near future we will weigh all the pros and cons and decide,” said Manturov.
A recycling fee is charged for each vehicle, self-propelled vehicle or chassis imported into the Russian Federation or manufactured on its territory. It was introduced in 2012 when Russia joined the World Trade Organization. The size of the waste collection is calculated based on the base rate, which is currently 20 thousand rubles.
For individuals, it is multiplied by 0.17 for new cars and 0.26 if imported cars are older than three years. When imported by a legal entity or individual entrepreneur, the fee for each car amounts to hundreds of thousands of rubles and depends, among other things, on its age and engine size.
It was previously known that used car sales increased in April. grew up Compared to the same month of 2022, it increased by 41%.