the Proportion of Russians, allowing in some cases tax evasion, increased due crisis to 45%, the study found CSR. Experts attribute this decline to the income of the population (talking about him 60% of respondents) and anxiety about the future.
during the crisis increased the share of Russians who admit tax evasion from 35% at the end of last year to 45% in may 2020. This was shown by the study of CSR “Taxes by eyes of Russians” (there RBC). That’s the number of respondents to the question “How do you feel about the situation when individuals evade paying taxes?” answered that taxes sometimes acceptable not to pay. In December 2019, more than half of Russians (54%) chose the answer “Taxes required to be paid and cannot be justified who does not pay”.
In the study, CSR was attended by 1.6 thousand of Russians across Russia. The survey was held in December 2019 and may 2020, which allowed to compare the mood of citizens in the “pre-crisis” and the current time.
the CSR associates the increase in the share of justifying tax evasion with falling incomes and anxiety about the future.
About 53% of the respondents noted the high risk of lower wages in the future, two-thirds worry that they won’t have enough money for their way of life.
“the Trend is clearly caused by the decline in income and the desire of the population to survive at any cost — save an extra penny if it is impossible to earn,” said RBC’s head of fiscal policy economic expert group Alexander Suslin. The increase in the share of justifying tax evasion is “very bad signal” about the “decline of public confidence in the government’s actions,” she says, adding that “the announced anti-crisis measures, the majority of the population seem to be inadequate at least because not granted to all categories of citizens”.
the Real disposable income of the population in 2020 under the pressure of falling wages reduced by 3.8%, expecting economic development. In the second quarter, the real incomes of Russians will fall by 6%. Unemployment at the end of this year will increase to 5.7% of the economically active population after 4.6% in 2019.
at the same time with the increase allowing for failure to pay taxes during the crisis increased the share of citizens who do not know what the government spends received in the budget of tax payments from 38% at the end of last year to 57% in may 2020, it follows from the results of the study CSR. Only 12% of the population regularly monitors information about expenditures.
Finance Minister Anton Siluanov in an interview with RBC said that the government is considering the introduction of a progressive personal income tax, but may return to the discussion after 2024. In Russia already operate so-called luxury tax is a progressive tax rates on auto�� more expensive than 3 million rubles and the cost of apartments above 300 million rubles and more than 300 square meters.
In September 2019, the head of VTB Andrey Kostin proposed to exempt from income tax the poor citizens with income at the level of the minimum wage (SMIC), which is 12.1 thousand RUB, the Ministry of Finance did not support this idea. The abolition of personal income tax for Russians, with salary at the level of the minimum wage will take the budget to over 1 trillion rubles., explained the head of management FNS Valery Zasko. According to him, the tax increase for the rich will bring a “penny” and will not solve the question of social justice.
In connection with the crisis in the search for new sources of budget revenue, President Vladimir Putin proposed to impose a personal income tax interest income from deposits above 1 million rubles., and also to raise rates on dividends and interest payments abroad up to a maximum of 15 and 20%.
In General, the level of tax culture of the Russians CSR was described as satisfactory with an index of 0.65 while the maximum is set at the level of the unit. The vast majority (92%) of Russians know what the taxes are obliged to pay. Half aware of all existing Russian taxes for individuals.
67% of Russians know about the tax breaks and 43% used them. The use of tax benefits is more typical for the older generation: 66% of respondents aged 60 and older have such an experience. The most competent in the tax field the Russians with the official salary and entrepreneurs. The most distant from the topic of the taxes the young people 18-29 years.
According to most respondents, the process of paying taxes for individuals rather simple than complicated. Easier to just deal with it citizens over the age of 50, they are also the most informed.
56% of Russians know how to submit to tax inspection the Declaration on incomes. 88% of business owners have experience filing the income Declaration. Almost 60% of respondents receive tax letters the traditional way — post by a registered letter or personally against a receipt. A third of respondents (32%) receives a tax notice through the service “Personal Cabinet of the taxpayer” on the website FTS. More than half (56%) of survey participants have a positive attitude to the opportunity to receive the tax notice in electronic form only.
non-oil revenues of the budget related to domestic production decreased by 26% in April, including VAT 21% and profit tax is 43% and import — by 12%, drew the attention of the managing Director UK “Agidel” Victor Tunev.
economic failure in April, has affected not only the mode of working days and the quarantine restrictions to combat the epidemic of the coronavirus, but the sharp drop in oil prices. The average price of Russian Urals oil in April 2020 partsludge only the $18.2 per barrel against $71,5 a year earlier. To compensate for lost oil revenues, the authorities may use the accumulated reserves in the national welfare Fund.
the Federal budget Deficit in 2020 will be from 4 to 6% of GDP, or 4.3 and 6.4 trillion rubles., it follows from the estimates of the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of economic development and the Central Bank.
