Head of Federal Tax Service of Russia: " Leadership of Tatarstan was well prepared for crisis in 2009 "
5 February 2010, Friday
Leadership of Tatarstan was well prepared for uneasy 2009 that entailed the republic to soften negative consequences of world financial crisis. Such an opinion was stated today by Head of Federal tax service of Russia Mikhail Mokretsov on expanded board of Federal Tax Service Department of the Russian Federation on RT, which was held at the RT Cabinet by Head the RT Government Rustam Minnikhanov.
Opening the board session, R. Minnihanov noted that 2009 was very difficult for republic. « World financial crisis has affected Tatarstan likewise, we have seriously lost in incomes. But save for coherent work of our tax structures, support form the Ministry of Finance of Russia, the situation would be very difficult », - Prime minister emphasized.
«A big burden laid on tax bodies. It was necessary to build work of our structures in such a way that under attempts to hide under crisis, the unwillingness to pay taxes is present», - Rustam Minnikhanov noted.
According to data highlighted in the report by head of DFTS of Russia on Republic Tatarstan Marat Safiullin, the tax bodies in 2009 in RT have collected 210,1 billion roubles in budgets of all levels that by 65 billion is less than in 2008. The federal budget received 77,8 billion roubles (49 billion less), in the consolidated budget of Republic Tatarstan - 85 billion ( minus of 15,6 billion in comparison to 2008).
The taxes on incomes of physical persons arrived in amount of 31,7 billion roubles, TIPI made 37,3 percent of total amount of tax revenues in RT consolidated budget. The profit tax brought in budgets of all levels 28 billion roubles, the VAT provided 15 billion roubles in budgets of all levels. The greatest receipts were traditionally provided with tax to extraction of minerals - 62 billion roubles in budgets of all levels.
By results of inspection test of tax bodies added about 9 billion roubles in view of penal sanctions, out of which 6 billion arrived in the budget.
Results of Tatarstan's tax bodies work were commented by head of FRS Mikhail Mokretsov. The head of Federal tax service thanked Prime minister of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov for the organization of the expanded board in which not only tax specialists, but also heads of the Ministry of Finance and exchequer bodies were present. «For the first time I see such expanded board where all financial block of region » is present, - M.Mokretsov admitted.
Head of FTS highly appreciated the work of Tatarstan leadership regarding economic policy in 2009. « the index of industrial production dropped in 2009 crisis in Tatarstan less, than as a whole across Russia. It speaks that authorities were prepared for a situation », - emphasized M.Mokretsov.
Mikhail Mokretsov designated a number of directions to which tax services of Russia and Tatarstan should develop, in particular.
«Thus, the monthly average salary in Tatarstan in 2009 grew up. And the tax on incomes of physical persons at the same time went down, - head of FTS of Russia noted. - it would be possible to assume, that the delayed debts under the salary grows, but no – they too have decreased. It is a theme for in-depth study - what is really happening».
« More recently President of Russia held meeting on innovations where he noted, that « killed » investor does not creates workplaces. And he warned about the responsibility for such «murder » or help in « murdering », - Mikhail Mokretsov reminded. - Therefore on the agenda there is a point on exception of system of parameters extra charging. It is necessary to penetrate into daily work of the enterprises, to follow their business-plan, business-processes. But we shall not throw inspection - it is necessary to open various schemes of evading taxation, to prove them ».
«You opened very exactly the issues, which are disturbing us, - Prime minister of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov addressed in end of board session of board to M.Mokretsovu. - as to bankruptcy our task is to keep the enterprise, otherwise nobody receives nothing. Electronic services are what we wish to develop. Well and, certainly, inspection test of tax bodies should be not after payment of taxes, but in the form of constant monitoring ».
On 21 April, speaking at a briefing in the Government House of the republic, the Head of the Russian Federal Tax Service for Tatarstan Marat Safiullin said that slightly more than one week is left to file an income tax return for 2025 with the tax service. According to the results of the tax campaign 5.5.bn rubles should come to the regional budget, he said and informed who should submit declarations and who is entitled to benefits.
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.