Russian President Vladimir Putin has endorsed a bill that raises income taxes for the rich
on Friday endorsed a bill that raises income taxes for the rich, part of efforts to help fill government coffers duringon personal income, is a major change from the flat-rate tax that was widely credited with improving revenue collections after it was introduced in 2001.
The new law imposes a 13% tax for incomes of up to 2.4 million rubles a year. For incomes over that amount, a steadily higher tax rate would apply, with the maximum rate of 22% for incomes exceeding 50 million rubles .The bill also calls for an increase in the company income tax rate from 20% to 25%.
The tax reform is estimated to bring 2.6 trillion rubles in additional federal revenues in 2025.in 2000 in an attempt to fight widespread tax evasion and boost state revenue. In 2021, Russia modified the system so that people earning more than 5 million rubles a year would pay 15% on the amount above the threshold.
Chris Weafer, CEO of Macro-Advisory consultancy, described the increase in taxes as part of government efforts to reduce a heavy reliance on oil revenues as “The government is looking to broaden out the tax base to make it less dependent on external factors and to therefore make it more secure by shifting the orientation as best they can towards domestic sourcing,” he said after the bill’s endorsement by lawmakers.
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