Kudrin insisted on raising taxes

Contradict him presidential aide Arkady Dvorkovich. Speaking at a tax conference in Moscow, the head of the Ministry of Finance Alexei Kudrin said that Russia stands at a crossroads: either the government will further reduce government spending and increase the effectiveness of their measures, or they go to a tax increase. While Kudrin leans toward the first path, but if it does not work, then tax increases are inevitable. This process will begin next year, when a tax increase of 2% of GDP. However, he still hopes for a miracle oil - higher prices for "black gold" of up to $ 140-150 per barrel. But notes that this can not last long. In support of his thesis about the need to improve the taxation of citizens, the Minister said that many European countries have come to this unpopular measure: for example, in the Czech Republic the value added tax by 1%, Latvia 3%, and in Hungary at all 5 %. Although priority Kudrin still believes the original cancellation of tax privileges. Official position is not shared aide Arkady Dvorkovich, which Twitter has made the following entry: "Kudrin said that the budget deficit will have to cut through tax increases. I disagree. Expenditure must be dealt with. " Kudrin continued, saying that in the next five years, the state may gradually and carefully increase the property tax. "We are not so rich to afford the high taxes," - concluded the debate Dvorkovich.