He stressed that this initiative is not a tax increase.
“A voluntary contribution from business, yes, it is being discussed, a one-time contribution,” TASS quoted him as saying.
Belousov clarified that in tax practice there is such a thing as windfall tax - a one-time tax collection.
The vice-premier specified that many Russian companies had “strongly positive results” last year.
According to him, discussions on this topic are currently underway.
Earlier it was reported that the Russian government will extend concessional financing of enterprises in the radio-electronic industry.