Putin plant die erste Steuererhöhung seit einem Jahrzehnt, um den Krieg zu finanzieren

https://www.semafor.com/article/04/29/2024/putin-eyes-first-tax-hike-in-a-decade-to-fund-war?utm_campaign=semaforreddit

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  1. **From Semafor’s Mathias Hammer:**

    Russian President Vladimir Putin is mulling the country’s first significant tax hike in more than ten years, a sign of the rising strain that the war in Ukraine has had on the economy and government coffers.

    The Kremlin is leaning towards imposing tax increases on corporate profits and high-earning individuals that would net the Russian government tens of billions of dollars, Bloomberg and Important Stories, a Russian independent outlet, reported, although a final announcement is not expected until the summer.

    Putin has floated the idea repeatedly in public over the last few months, as the government braces for an expected deficit of 1.6 trillion rubles ($17 billion).

    **Read the full story [here](https://www.semafor.com/article/04/29/2024/putin-eyes-first-tax-hike-in-a-decade-to-fund-war?utm_campaign=semaforreddit).**

  2. I’m sure the Russian people would love to have their taxes raised for a stupid war Putin started.

  3. You know, they’d be in a much better economic position if they withdrew.

  4. To think this entire war is about Russia’s (ie: Putin’s) pocket. I’m sure Russian’s will love paying higher taxes to keep Putin rich.

  7. 85% Russians support Putin and his war so I don’t think they will complain. As long as their money is used to bleed Ukrainian citizens, they are happy to pay up.

  8. Putin is doing fantastic job of ruining future of Russia and ordinary people are helpless to stop it.

  9. From the real richest man in the world- his personal wealth is estimated at somewhere in the trillion dollar neighborhood.

  10. As a lady said at Navalny’s funeral;

    Navalny sacrificed himself to save the country.

    Putin sacrificed the country to save himself.

  12. They wouldn’t have to raise taxes (for the war) if they just left Ukraine. They probably will again when the dust settles though.

  13. It all start there and then will comes the climate taxe.

  14. And we don’t want to support Ukraine better when Russia is going to impoverish itself to fight a pointless war? We can defeat these assholes at a discount and have a golden opportunity to do so, but we’ll squander it.

  15. Does his party know yet? Republicans aren’t going to like that.

  17. At least the Kremlin isn’t selling land to the PRC. And with half a million dead there’s less workers to pay tax. Win-win. I think…er….

  18. This isn’t just a burden for Russians, it’s a burden for all of humanity. I don’t know how much money the West has sent to this war but that number must be approaching a trillion dollars. The last USA aid package was 85 b, if I’m not mistaken. Not complaining about it. I understand it has to be done.

  20. Murder, money, and mayhem. Sounds like a bad gangster movie.

  21. Needs the slaves to pay for his mistake and he will make a profit.

  24. Russia “we need more toilet paper money to fight the war, what could go wrong!!”

  25. Don’t start one then. Pull all Russian forces out of Ukrainian territory. Save money.

  27. rubble is worth nothing and then this motherfucker is gonna raise taxes?

  29. Yet democrats in America hike them every chance they get but somehow they are the good guys?

  30. Dude’s on a one way ticket to hell and is bringing everybody with him.

  31. tax what of russians, you took everything, want their waste too?

  32. This may seem small but you need to remember: Russians hate increased taxes and social budget cuts.

    You remember the annexation of Crimea? Well ALL the popularity Putin gained because of it (15%) was lost in days after he announced a increase of the retirement age and some pension cuts.

    This kind of shit is what will hurt Putin and his regime

  33. Start kissing his feet now trumps gonna win the election

  34. next thing you know there will be pickup trucks driving around Moscow with F*ck Putin flags on them

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