The government decided to reduce direct taxes and increase indirect

Each of the proposed schemes will lead to the loss of income of the Pension Fund and can seriously accelerate inflation.

The Ministry of economic development and the Ministry of Finance agreed to reduce direct taxes on labor, and the losses of the budget to compensate for the growth of the value added tax (VAT).

The main see the economic block of the government option — lowered health insurance premiums from 30 percent to 21 percent of salary. When the VAT — a tax that the Russians are paying indirectly by buying the products — it is proposed to increase from 18 percent to 21 percent. This scheme 21/21 will lead to the loss of 682 billion rubles Federal budget, told “Vedomosti” expert of Economic expert group Alexander Suslin.

The government is also considering other options for the balance of the premiums and VAT: 20/22 — loss will amount to 600 billion rubles, 21/22 400 billion, 22/22 180 billion.

In this case, any of the proposed schemes will lead to the loss of income of the Pension Fund and can seriously accelerate inflation due to the increase in VAT.

The sides of the publications emphasize that the proposed concept of balance rates are discussed only in the economic bloc and had not yet been submitted to the government.

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