The Chairperson of the Federation Council called on Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin to set an example for citizens.
Valentina Matvienko recommended that the politician pay taxes for 8 years.
During government hour in the Federation Council, Khusnullin said that for several years he was unable to connect his house to a transformer substation due to its insufficient capacity, TASS reports.
For about 8 years, the property was listed on paper as a construction site, although the house was used for its intended purpose.
Only after the connection was established were all the legal details resolved.
Khusnullin noted that the law gave him the right not to pay taxes for living in an unregistered house: “If you approach it purely legally, my house was not finished.”
The Federation Council speaker emphasized that this issue is important. Matviyenko stated that Khusnullin is not the only one doing this in the Russian Federation.
She called on the Deputy Prime Minister to pay taxes for 8 years retroactively and set an example for others.
The politician agreed to do this, but in one case: “I’ll have to, if they charge me.”
The cabinet member added that in Russia such situations are indeed not rare.
There are “tens, hundreds of millions of square meters” across the country that are considered unfinished construction projects.
Khusnullin pointed out that work has already begun to simplify all bureaucratic procedures. New measures will be aimed at resolving this issue, the Deputy Prime Minister summed up.
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Tax is a mandatory, individually gratuitous payment collected from organizations and individuals.
