In Russia want to impose a tax on windfall

The state Duma has developed a bill introducing a specialized tax solidarity for those whose profits exceed 12 million rubles per year.

According to the creators of the document acquired funds will go for the development of new Russian regions of the Crimea and Sevastopol.

Today the bill passes the last legal expertise and by autumn after coordination with all interested departments will be introduced for consideration of the lower chamber of the Parliament. "New subjects of Russia, Crimea and Sevastopol - were underfunded for decades, and today in the budget the necessary funds for investments not. Therefore, we need a comprehensive solution to the problem - not a one-time withdrawal of specific amounts from the population (for example, pension savings under the pretext of going public pension funds) is not continuous increase in taxes for all," stated "Izvestia" Creator bill - member of the state Duma Committee on energy Andrei Krutov.

Working version of the draft law takes into account the amendment to article 244 of the Tax code. It implies an increase from 13% to 30% tax rate on profits of physical persons whose annual income will exceed 12 million rubles.. According to the calculations of the creators, the total number of residents that come under increased the tax will amount to less than 0.2% socially active population, but their cumulative earnings over thirty percent of all earnings of the population of the state.

Given the fact that in 2013, according to reliable information of the Federal tax service (FTS), fees personal income tax amounted to 2.5 trillion rubles, the creators of the expected financial effect from this innovation at 300-500 billion rubles per year. According to the project of the Federal target program of development of the Crimea and city of Sevastopol (discussed at the government meeting in July) until 2020, unified development costs Peninsula for 5 years should be about 790 billion rubles.. With all this, according to the bill, the right to dispose of the funds collected in extent of solidarity tax is passed specifically to the Ministry of development of the Crimea and city of Sevastopol.

Earlier about the need to increase income tax in the result of the holes in the budget said the Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. According to him, today is considered the proposal to increase personal income tax of 1-2% for the whole working population, as well as the introduction of a sales tax in the amount of up to 5%. "We proposed measure would affect the minimum number of persons at the time as rising personal income tax for all early will hit the poorest layers of the population. It is more logical to use the world experience and high tax rates apply to wealthier residents", no doubt Krutov.

sections: Economics