https://freerepublic.com/tag/putinneedsyourmoney/ en-us Fri, 13 Nov 2015 06:27:45 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3359592/posts MOSCOW, November 13. /TASS/. Russia’s government has refused to support a bill on re-introducing a progressive income tax drafted by A Just Russia Party, the Izvestia newspaper reported on Friday. Russia’s Economic Development Ministry believes that switching to this system may lead to resuming the use of the so-called shady schemes of avoiding to pay the tax, including by lowering the real salary figures, according to the newspaper. "Now there is stability in collecting this tax what is a rather important argument in favor of preserving the current income tax scale," a ministry representative, Elena Lashkina, told the newspaper. Russia’s... Government Russia Official News Agency TASS https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3359592/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2015 06:27:45 GMT