In an interview, he said that about 85% of IT workers who left Russia in 2022 returned to the country. “socialbites.ca” Alexander Khachiyan, Head of IT integrator AWG.
If we take all those who went abroad in 2022 as 100%, 15% will stay abroad and 85% will return to Russia.
According to him, such an assessment is possible based on data from the IT integrator himself and client companies. “Indeed, a very large number of them have returned to Russia and are no longer considering leaving,” Khachiyan added.
According to the businessman, the most obvious wave of returns to Russia occurred in February-March, six months after September 2022.
“I think most men living abroad are starting to come to terms with the fact that they have lost their tax residency. Personal income taxes rose sharply from 13-15% to 30%. And employers would not make up for it. That was also a strong motivator,” concluded the AWG president.
Learn more about why almost all IT specialists continue to work in domestic companies from abroad, why it is almost impossible to find a job for “junim” (startups) in Russia, and whether there are really many “freeloaders” among IT professionals. inside Interview with socialbites.ca.
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