The discussed contribution of large Russian enterprises to the budget for the country’s needs is optional, but entrepreneurs “must be aware of the current realities and needs of the state.” declaration On Friday, February 17, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.
A business whose representatives do not want to pay fees was asked how the authorities would act. TASS.
“The key word is volunteering. [взнос]but of course, the interaction between the country’s leadership and business, government and business is a two-way street.
Therefore, of course, both sides – even though we are all on the same side – need to be clearly aware of the realities we live in today and the needs of the country right now.”
According to him, the Cabinet is working on a suitable idea with the business. “While the discussion was going on, you know that this practice is quite common in the world and was used in different countries at different times.
Contacts with representatives of business at the government level are continuing, negotiations are underway, all the nuances are being worked out, we have to wait a bit here, ”the Kremlin spokesman said.
In turn, the Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Anton Siluanov talked about the preparation of tax legislation changes that will allow large enterprises to contribute to the budget. He explained that with this contribution, large enterprises can support social and infrastructure expenditures.
According to his estimates, such a measure will attract about 300 billion rubles.
“We are currently actively discussing with the business community the question of in what form this support will be provided,” said the head of the Ministry of Finance.
Siluanov, this contribution will not affect the oil and gas sector and medium and small businesses.
He added that all details of this initiative were agreed with the entrepreneurs. “I am confident that in the near future we will actually find the best business tool to use to finance government programs,” the minister said.
According to Siluanov, for 2021-2022 (compared to 2019-2020), the option of levying a tax on the increase in profits is being considered.
On the fact that the government is negotiating a one-time voluntary tax contribution to the budget with large companies, 8 February knowledgeable First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov. He explained that this is not about raising taxes, but about unexpected taxes (tax on unexpected gains – socialbites.ca).
According to media reports, the Council of Ministers had previously proposed to Russian enterprises to make a one-time donation of 200-250 billion rubles to the budget.
Belousov also noted that last year’s financial results were “very good”, with many companies achieving “extremely positive” results.