New taxes in Russia fuel tensions between Kremlin and big business – intelligence

Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service reported this on Telegram , according to Ukrinform. "Alexander Shokhin, president of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), has approached Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin with proposals to amend tax bills before their second reading. Businesses believe the new rules will increase the tax burden and break the promise to maintain stable tax conditions until 2030," the statement said. The intelligence agency recalled that Russia had previously raised taxes on corporate profits, personal income, and value-added tax (VAT). "The 'oligarchs' trade union' opposes a 30% tax on excess profits of mining companies. It is expected to bring approximately $8.