In 2022, companies’ debt to the budget increased by 545 billion rubles. Compared to 2021 (27.5%), it reached 2.5 trillion rubles. Such data are contained in the decision of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy on the implementation of the 2022 budget provided to the newspaper. “News”.
The main reason for the debt increase is related to some companies delaying VAT payments. However, according to the press service of the Ministry of Finance, the increase in total revenue debt in 2022 did not exceed the growth rate in revenues.
According to Alexey Tarapovsky, founder of Anderida Financial Group, the emergence of debt in most cases indicates problems in the organization that need to be addressed at the local level.
Georgy Ostapkovich, director of the HSE Center for Market Research, believes it is difficult to predict the level of business debt to the budget in 2023 due to economic and geopolitical uncertainty.
The Accounts Chamber noted that risks of tax liability are always present, as payments are remitted late and there are additional costs as a result of control measures.
Due to changes in the procedure for the transition to the Unified Tax Account (UNT) and the crediting of payments from January 1, the Accounts Chamber is unable to accurately assess the situation with changes in the total amount of tax liability.
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