“With the withdrawal of US troops, Russia occupied in Ukraine, and Iran/Hezbollah busy with Israel, ISIS is rising from the dead in Syria.”
Al Queda and Turkey might take advantage of the vacuum as well.
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After the dam breaks in Orsk, Putin will be asked to introduce a new tax
The situation with the dam break in Orsk [ https://t.me/shot_shot/64669 ] shows the problem of serious underfunding of important infrastructure facilities in Russia. It can be solved by redistributing expenditures from the federal and local budgets or by introducing a new tax in the country.
This opinion was expressed to us by sources in the government and the Kremlin, commenting on what was happening in Orsk. “Russia is waging a brutal war against the Nazis and the West. It is clear that military operations require a lot of money.
“And it is clear that it is impossible to withdraw funds allocated for SVO. At the same time, our infrastructure is getting worse. Either the dam breaks, or people freeze to death in their apartments [ https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/3408 ]. Something needs to be done about this,” says one of the interlocutors.
In his opinion, a good way out of the situation could be the introduction of a new “infrastructure” tax in Russia - similar to the tax on childlessness [https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/3859], which is going to be introduced in the summer.
“If everyone pays small amounts, no more than 4-5% of income, and as a result the situation with infrastructure facilities improves, it will be good and effective. It is clear that the SVO is the main thing, but we should not forget about other problems,” a government source agreed with him.
He clarified that the new tax is just an idea for now. But a number of government specialists are already working on it and will be ready to submit relevant proposals to the president in a few weeks.
“Challenging times require difficult decisions. The main thing is for everyone to know that we will win,” said a source close to Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin. He declined to say whether the president would consider introducing a new tax.