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Tax Trivia: Russian Revenues

4 January 2011

We have a winner! See the correct answer in the comments. Also see this prior post. Our next tax trivia question for the giveaway is: Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin made headlines in 2010 when he encouraged Russians to generate more tax revenue by doing two things. What were they? The first correct answer wins [...]

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Russian Minister Encourages Citizens to Smoke, Drink More

17 September 2010

I’ve often written about the fact that I believe that “sin taxes” – excise taxes on things that are ostensibly bad for us and should therefore be discouraged – are usually more about raising revenue than modifying behavior. I say this despite the fact that our legislators in this country swear that isn’t the case. [...]

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It’s Definitely Not a Lada: Imported Cars in Russia Are Taxed

22 December 2008

It’s not just the American automotive industry that is facing difficulties these days: the Russian automotive industry is struggling, too. I know, I know. You’re thinking “the Russians have an automotive industry?” It’s no Big 3 (which is perhaps a good thing lately) but it exists. Just barely. To protect the industry, the Russian government [...]

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Online Petition to Save Tax Evader Gathers Thousands of Signatures

29 October 2008

Svetlana Bakhmina is a pretty famous lawyer in Russia – but for all of the wrong reasons. The 39 year old former junior lawyer for the oil company, Yukos, was arrested on 8 December 2004 on charges of tax evasion and embezzlement. Despite Bakhmina’s protests that she was merely following orders from the powerful oil [...]

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And in Russia…

25 September 2007

Not to be outdone by the Irish, the Russian tax authorities are making noise about a crackdown on taxes paid by the super-rich. However, as opposed to tax breaks, the Russian Federal Tax Service is concentrating on tax evasion as a source of wealth. There’s no question that there is a giant disparity in the [...]

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