A group of deputies from the LDPR group is submitting to the State Duma a bill proposing the abolition of personal income tax (NDFL) for citizens with monthly income below 30 thousand rubles. This was reported by TASSby referring to the relevant document.
The authors of the initiative propose to amend Article 217 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation with respect to citizens with income below 30 thousand rubles. It will have a zero personal income tax rate. This, they say, will allow them to keep more of the money they earn and improve their standard of living.
The Liberal Democrats stated that the amount was 30 thousand rubles. The optimal threshold for eliminating personal income tax. Almost twice the minimum wage (as of January 1 of this year, the minimum wage was 16,242 rubles per month). In this context, Liberal Democratic Party MPs believe that the proposed support measure “will be truly concrete for low-income citizens.”
Before that, the Commission on Legislative Activities of the Government of Russia asked Finalize the bill on the abolition of personal income tax for incomes below 30 thousand rubles. monthly.
The commission noted that the article stipulating that only the poor cannot benefit from aid should be improved.
The relevant bill was developed by State Duma deputies from the LDPR faction; The document was sent to the Cabinet for review in June this year. The party stated that the abolition of personal income tax for this category of people would increase family budgets, which would lead to economic growth in Russia. The law was expected to come into force on January 1, 2024.
Currently, the personal income tax rate in the Russian Federation is 15% for those with annual income over 5 million rubles, for others – 13%.
Russians before in the name Pros and cons of the new tax payment procedure.