Economist Zubets proposed introducing a tax on childlessness for Russians over 35 years old
Director of the Institute of Socio-Economic Research Alexey Zubets proposed introducing a tax on childlessness for Russians over 35 years of age. Conditions for calculating tax economist named in conversation with the Daily Storm.
“We must understand that this tax should be levied not from youth, but upon reaching a certain age. This is 35 [лет] for women and 40 [лет] for a man,” Zubets said.
The expert also proposed a specific amount that, in his opinion, every childless Russian family would have to pay – 40 thousand rubles. Zubets is convinced that this amount will be affordable for Russians. “The average salary in the country now is 85 thousand [рублей]. A family of two receives 170 thousand [рублей]. Of these, 40 thousand [рублей] “That’s not a problem,” he concluded.
According to the economist, if a person is not married, then the tax amount for him can be halved.
At the same time, according to statisticsat the end of 2023, in a number of medium and small settlements in Russian regions, wages turned out to be lower than the proposed taxation: in the Pskov region – 38.7 thousand rubles, and in Chechnya – 26.7 thousand rubles.
According to the expert, financial situation is not the main reason why Russians stopped giving birth. “The social norm in Russia today is a family with one child or childless. People follow these standards,” Zubets said.
The economist emphasized that 50-70 years ago the financial situation of Russians was much worse than it is now, but families had two or three children.
“We have three children in our family, I understand perfectly well what it is to raise children and how much it costs. And I don’t understand why those people who refused to have children save this money. They can spend it on satisfying their own desires, on traveling abroad, but I have worked for children all my life,” noted Zubets.
Formerly Prong spoke on the program “Meeting Place”. He proposed introducing a mandatory tax of 40 thousand rubles for childless Russians, indicating that such an amount would make up for expenses on the state project on demography.
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