Almost half of Russians involved in a number of situations tax evasion. During the crisis, the share of citizens has increased significantly, according to a sociological study of the Center for strategic research (CSR).
According to the RBC data from the study, in December last year, 54% of Russians stated that all individuals should pay taxes, and care from them cannot be justified, while 35% of respondents admitted evasion in some cases. In times of crisis, the attitude of Russians to “deviators” improved: in may, the 2020 tax evasion allow for 45% of the respondents.
According to experts of the CSR, the change is because of people falling revenues and increase anxiety about the future. For example, 60% of Russians said about the lower wages in may compared with February. Another 53% said their salaries in the future with high probability will decrease. Two thirds of citizens are concerned that they will not have enough money to cover their way of life.
According to the head of the fiscal policy of the Economic expert group Alexandra Suslina, these studies do can explain the complex financial situation in which many were during the epidemic of the coronavirus. The growth of those who justify tax evasion, is a “very bad signal,” said the expert. He talks about the decline of trust in government actions.
“the Announced anti-crisis measures, most of the population doesn’t seem sufficient, at least, because not granted to all categories of citizens”, – said Suslina.
the Study also found that among the Russians increased the misunderstanding of what their taxes are spent – from 38% in December last year to 57% in may of this year.
Previously to the publication Bloomberg referring to research of analysts of the energy centre SKOLKOVO predicted Russia’s most difficult economic crisis over the last decade. Causes of the coming crisis was named to the fall in oil prices and the pandemic COVID-19.
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