In 2024, an excise tax may be introduced on all alcohol produced in Russia, including medicinal alcohol. Additional budget revenues are estimated at 15 to 20 billion rubles. However, the timing of the implementation of this idea depends on the development of a mechanism that will prevent increasing drug prices. This site is a financial institution Aleksei Sazanov and Interv. RIA News.
In early October, the head of the Ministry of Finance, Anton Siluanov, said that the ministry supported the idea of imposing an excise tax on all ethanol produced in Russia and had no disagreements with the Ministry of Health. However, he emphasized that this should not lead to an increase in the prices of alcohol-based medicinal products. In mid-October, Sazanov said that both departments were looking for ways to avoid an increase in the cost of socially important drugs while introducing an excise tax on medical alcohol, and that they planned to complete work on this issue within a month.
Sazanov noted that the tax period for consumption taxes is one month, so the implementation of the tax does not have to occur on January 1. He also added that the special consumption tax will not be imposed this year, but may be introduced next year, for example, from February 1 or March 1.
The deputy minister emphasized that the problem does not arise from the introduction of an excise tax, as this requires little change in tax legislation. However, it is important to determine the overall design and mechanism of the subsidy given to drug manufacturers and the list of subsidized drugs. Therefore, the timing of the implementation of this idea depends on finding a mechanism that will help prevent the increase in prices of socially important medicines.
However, according to Sazanov, this idea will solve the problem of the “shadow” alcohol market, because all alcohol, regardless of its purpose (alcoholic products, perfumes, technical purposes or the production of medicines and narcotics) will be subject to excise duty. tax.
“So no one will get an advantage and the sale of non-consumable alcohol will be almost minimal,” Sazanov explained. He also added: “According to our estimates, additional revenues may range from 15 to 20 billion rubles, depending on the share of improperly used medicinal alcohol.”
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