By Eliza Popova
At the same time, a preferential VAT rate will be maintained for socially significant products such as food, medicines and baby products. In addition, the project provides for the introduction of a tax on gambling 5% of the accepted rates and an increase in income tax for bookmakers up to 25%. The report states that these measures actually recognize the lack of current income to cover military expenses. Initially, the Russian budget project for 2025 was formed with a shortage of only 0.
5%, but in June it was increased 3. 5 times due to the fall in income from oil and gas. And even this figure was low: according to official data, in the period from January to August, the budget deficit exceeded 4 trillion rubles, or 1. 9% of GDP. Recall that in Russia the crisis in the defense-industrial complex was recorded: military plants sharply reduced employees, and salaries in the industry fell for the first time since 2022.
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