the government denied the information about the discussion of progressive tax rates on income. On the eve sources reported that the government are thinking again about raising the personal income tax for those whose annual income exceeds 2-3 million rubles.
the Government is not discussing the possibility of introducing higher rates of tax on income of physical persons (NDFL) for people with high earnings. About it as transfers TASS, said the press service of the government.
Informed sources told Forbes that the Cabinet is discussing the increase in the personal income tax rate from 13 to 15 percent for the Russians with an annual income of 2-3 million (or approximately 170-250 thousand per month). To return to the discussion of this measure, officials made the consequences of coronavirus and isolation for the economy.
Another interlocutor of the edition reported that discusses the option is not taxable personal income tax income in the amount of subsistence minimum or higher.
the Question of different approaches to the taxation of individuals with different incomes was discussed back in the winter of 2020 in anticipation of the President’s address. Meanwhile, the Finance Ministry has opposed the initiative, pointing to the complexity of administering such a tax.
