According to the Russian Ministry of Finance, the raising of VAT, which has been 20 percent so far, It is to “serve primarily to finance defense and security.”
The ministry stated in a statement that it also proposes to raise other taxes, including gambling. We would like to remind you that according to the sources of the Reuters, the Russian budget is in such poor condition that “there is nothing to cut from”.
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“Strategic priority is providing financial support for the needs of the country in the sphere of defense and security and social assistance for the families of participants of a special military operation ” – it was written in a statement.” Special military operation “is a term that the invasion of Ukraine is defined in Russia.
According to the ministry, “the funds provided for in the budget will allow the armed forces to equip with the necessary weapons and military equipment, pay for military personnel and support his families, as well as to modernize defense industry companies.”
