The Federal Tax Service expects a sharp increase in collections due to increased personal income tax on the rich 13:04

Revenues to the federal budget from the increased 15% personal income tax rate for citizens with income over 5 million rubles. per year it can grow by 75% in 2024 compared to 2023 – up to 280 billion rubles. Kommersant writes about this topic, citing data from the meeting of the Federal Tax Service board.

According to the Federal Tax Service, revenues from the “increased” personal income tax in 2023 amounted to 160 billion rubles, an increase of 11 billion rubles. Compared to 2022. Thus, next year growth could reach 120 billion rubles.

“Tax reform is about moving toward a more equitable distribution of the burden, targeting those with higher incomes. “A significant increase in revenues from increased personal income tax can become an argument in favor of the introduction of a fully progressive scale,” explained the head of the Federal Tax Service, Daniil Egorov.

HE reminded meIn 2023, the total tax revenues of the Russian budget system reach 46.8 trillion rubles. – 11% more than a year ago. The largest increases were recorded in income tax (+25% to 7.9 trillion rubles), personal income tax (+14% to 6.5 trillion rubles) and VAT (+11% to 7.2 trillion rubles). The Federal Tax Service expects revenues to increase to 52.5 trillion rubles in 2024.

The Ministry of Finance began to deal with the problem of tax optimization in anticipation of reforms.

“It is necessary to combat personal income tax evasion mechanisms and equalize conditions,” said Alexey Sazanov, deputy head of the department.

According to him, such plans include gray wages, replacement of labor relations with civil law and work in the shadows. Lawyers see the solution in strengthening control and bringing responsibility to employers.

Before that the Federal Tax Service clarified Statistics on increasing personal income tax for wealthy Russians.

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