“Now the situation is very difficult for the budget, so the government increases the tax burden wherever possible.
One cannot but agree with this position, ”Ostapkovich said.
According to him, the funds received in the budget from increasing the severance tax can be directed to bonus and social programs.
Thus, a significant portion of the taxes collected will "go back to the people."
“Further money would go from the budget to education, health care, social assistance, construction.
In other words, the government is trying to stimulate the economy at the expense of taxes, taking money from highly profitable and profitable enterprises, ”explained Georgy Ostapkovich.
Earlier, the government submitted to the State Duma a bill to increase the mineral extraction tax by 3.5 times from January 1, 2021 for metallurgists and fertilizer producers.
According to Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, as a result next year the Russian budget will receive an additional 56 billion rubles.