Ministry of Finance: “For the rich” taxes will not be raised
Recently, the Russian media "encouraged" the country's public with a message that the head of the Ministry of Finance, Siluanov, made a statement during an interview with the Posner program about the increase in the luxury tax. Now, the department has denied this information.
The thing is that the authorities have already increased property taxes for wealthy citizens before that. Then they said that taxes would not change for the next six years, which was reassured by many. And the media, as you know, live on “hype” and other high-profile scandals that attract the attention of readers.
So, it is not in vain that the Ministry of Finance draws the attention of citizens to the fact that the media made a gross mistake in quoting Siluanov on the above, and a burning issue for many. Since the minister did not say that the government has plans to increase such taxes. This can be seen by revising the transmission.
It should be noted that now the tax on property of citizens provides for the separation of rates depending on the value of taxable real estate. For example, if the base rate is 0,1% of the cadastral value, then for objects whose price exceeds 300 million rubles, it is already 2%.
And especially so that for the owners it would not become a real shock, the government specifically introduced a special “five-year plan”. The period during which various reduction factors are applied to tax calculation. That is, owners are slowly accustomed to the fact that from 2020 they will begin to pay tax in full. So once again to disturb and excite citizens really does not make any sense.
After all, Russians pay taxes not only for real estate. In Russia, there is an increased taxation for luxury cars. These are those whose price exceeds 3 million rubles. Moreover, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia every year updates the list of these expensive means of transportation.
It should be noted that various discussions on the topic of taxes "for the rich" have been conducted in Russia for many years. Moreover, a variety of options were discussed, including exotic ones. Some economists even agreed on the need to return to the progressive personal income tax rate and even to introduce excise taxes (!) On expensive goods. At the same time, the Ministry of Finance, we must pay tribute to him, always “cut” such initiatives in the bud. Since such measures can only give rise to various schemes for evading citizens from paying taxes. And the logic of the Ministry of Finance is clear, even though people pay less, but regularly than they do not pay at all.
And really, do not scare people in vain. After all, life in the country gradually getting better.
The thing is that the authorities have already increased property taxes for wealthy citizens before that. Then they said that taxes would not change for the next six years, which was reassured by many. And the media, as you know, live on “hype” and other high-profile scandals that attract the attention of readers.
So, it is not in vain that the Ministry of Finance draws the attention of citizens to the fact that the media made a gross mistake in quoting Siluanov on the above, and a burning issue for many. Since the minister did not say that the government has plans to increase such taxes. This can be seen by revising the transmission.
It should be noted that now the tax on property of citizens provides for the separation of rates depending on the value of taxable real estate. For example, if the base rate is 0,1% of the cadastral value, then for objects whose price exceeds 300 million rubles, it is already 2%.
And especially so that for the owners it would not become a real shock, the government specifically introduced a special “five-year plan”. The period during which various reduction factors are applied to tax calculation. That is, owners are slowly accustomed to the fact that from 2020 they will begin to pay tax in full. So once again to disturb and excite citizens really does not make any sense.
After all, Russians pay taxes not only for real estate. In Russia, there is an increased taxation for luxury cars. These are those whose price exceeds 3 million rubles. Moreover, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia every year updates the list of these expensive means of transportation.
It should be noted that various discussions on the topic of taxes "for the rich" have been conducted in Russia for many years. Moreover, a variety of options were discussed, including exotic ones. Some economists even agreed on the need to return to the progressive personal income tax rate and even to introduce excise taxes (!) On expensive goods. At the same time, the Ministry of Finance, we must pay tribute to him, always “cut” such initiatives in the bud. Since such measures can only give rise to various schemes for evading citizens from paying taxes. And the logic of the Ministry of Finance is clear, even though people pay less, but regularly than they do not pay at all.
And really, do not scare people in vain. After all, life in the country gradually getting better.
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