Vladimir Gutenev MOSCOW, Jan 9 The proposal to raise the personal income tax (PIT) to 50% is populist, Vladimir Gutenev (United Russia), chairman of the State Duma committee on industry and trade, told RIA Novosti. According to media reports, the first deputy chairman of the State Duma committee on budget and taxes Mikhail Shchapov ( Communist Party) proposed to establish personal income tax at 25% for incomes over 10 million rubles a year and up to 40-50% for excess profits. At the same time, for those who receive minimum wages and less, he proposed to reduce personal income tax to 5% or to zero. It will be a fairer system that will reduce the income gap and reduce social tensions, Shchapov said. add to them and their parties popularity. I am absolutely sure that the words of the President of the Russian Federation about the predictability and stability of taxation and that there is no need to make sudden movements are absolutely correct «, — commented Gutenev. He admits that such» radical proposals, except for destabilization business communities are not going to get anywhere else. » “I think that the RUIE, Delovaya Rossiya and Opora Rossii will give similar comments. Everyone here has a very, very consolidated opinion that stability is important for business development, for attracting investments to our country. statements do not work for stability, «Gutenev believes. At the same time, he admits that in the future the state will take steps towards a more differentiated taxation system than it is now. “That is, people who receive low incomes will pay little or no taxes at all, and those who receive really large incomes will pay more than they do today. there we will be in two or three years to learn about how the rules of the game will change. At least, I hope so, «Gutenev explained. 
