The Federal tax service, according to the newspaper “Sobesednik”, approved payments in the amount of the minimum wage singers Dima Bilan and Nikolay Baskov, and also the blogger and leading Regina Todorenko. They are designed as IP.
It is noted that Todorenko sent a request to the FNS after correctly spoke about victims of domestic violence and her severed advertising contracts, and the blogger transferred to a Fund to help victims of domestic violence 2 million rubles. But Grigory Leps, Leonid Agutin and Timothy failed in a pandemic to keep a full staff, so on they refused the help, notes “the Source”.
Some musicians didn’t apply, but, according to preliminary data of the tax service, could count on 12 thousand roubles. For example, all the parameters fit Alla Pugacheva, Sergey Shnurov and producer Joseph Prigozhin. In an interview with Business FM Prigozhin said that for the state he will return only in a pinch.
— the People who do concerts for example of their great team, we have a team of 25 persons: and administrators and sound engineers, and musicians, and PR — all great teams, their work should be paid. And every month we are doing it, they all have families and we comes from the fact that we had postponed from the so-called reserves. We can afford to help our team, permanent musicians. So you just need to plan their economic base, that’s all. All employees of TV channel “Auto Plus” and all the artists associated with the singer Valeria, get an absolute salary, 80-90% and 100%.
Personally, you can count on the support of the state? You’re an individual entrepreneur?
Yes. You know, I’m not counting, and especially in the state, I count only on themselves and on their strength. I feel it, I’m in last place will go to the state to ask for help. Not because I went to him in special attitude, no. Of course, if the state will help us, we help will take, but we ourselves approach the state is not yet planned. The state has a lot of other issues and other people in need. That’s all.
Last week Joseph Prigozhin in an interview with “Evening Moscow” has declared about “monstrous” position of musicians during a pandemic. Later, after accusations in his address, the producer repeatedly explained that was not talking about himself or “the twenty” and on the rank and file employees of the industry. According to Prigogine, their scope is not yet recognized by the victim, and they generally work under the contract.
This was confirmed by the musician Sergey Mazaev. According to him, the stars, the leaders of the groups having a UI, and only later find employees on a piece-rate basis:
— All my colleagues with whom I work, we are all entrepreneurs, because this is the most profitable formsand communication with the government in terms of taxes, more easy and relaxed schemes, easier than making organization, to take the job. I have and salary workers, accountants and other people. And, of course, self-employed musicians easier, because you sign a contract and all, and you transfer the money safely, and accounting then taxes everything does.
Now, in the given conditions, it is possible to save all members of the group and maintenance?
— of Course. Don’t forget that, as mentioned by Prigogine, that’s not quite the same… well, Valery with Prigozhin, whether that want support? No, nothing like that. He talked about people in show business are involved, which provide concert activities: ticket cashiers, janitors, employees of concert halls. These people were left with no money at all, here’s the thing. Artists… I, for instance, do not suffer. In April I received a fee good for two jobs, I support their staff who work for me, all I was trying to throw every fortnight, every month some money so they could survive this period, it is natural. I think all decent people do, even if I run out of money, I’ll go somewhere to look for sponsors to help give people a certain minimum of accommodation required.
Events, including music concerts, banned in Russia since mid-March. Most teams have not canceled their performances, and was moved to the end of the year or on the same dates next year.
