Alexander Bastrykin, head of the RF IC, proposed introducing a substantial tax for employers when hiring immigrants instead of Russians. He talked about it in an interview. interfax.
According to Bastrykin, such measures will help develop a mechanism for economic motivation.
“For the economic motivation of entrepreneurs using Russian labor resources, it is also necessary to develop a mechanism that provides a significant tax on the use of foreign labor,” Bastrykin said.
He also added that it is worth developing “a roadmap to replace migrant workers with Russian citizens” to reduce societal tensions.
formerly Bastrykin aforementioned nearly a fivefold increase in the number of cases against immigrants under serious articles. In 2022, 4,729 complaints were received regarding crimes committed with the participation of foreign nationals. As a result, 4231 criminal cases were opened, which is almost three times more than in 2021.