Gift tax by $ 400 billion

Rules igry20-11-2008 gift tax by $ 400 billion, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin proposed to January 1, 2009 to significantly reduce the income tax rate. This will free up the business over 400 billion rubles, but the entrepreneurs themselves dreaming of something else. In a speech today at the congress of United Russia, the Russian prime minister proposed the idea to reduce next year income tax. In particular, that part which goes to the federal budget, reduced by 4%. Regions is given the right to reduce its portion of the tax by 10%. Now the income tax rate is 24%, including 17.5% goes to the regional budget, and 6,5% - to the federal. Currently, the Russian tax code allows regions to reduce their rate of four percentage points. "The price of the issue of over 400 billion rubles, and all of that money will stay next year and will work in the economy", - said Putin, speaking Thursday at the Tenth Congress of the United Russia party, speaking about the need to make fundamental steps in connection with the evolving situation in profit enterprises.