According to FinExpertiza President Elena Trubnikova

According to FinExpertiza President Elena Trubnikova, the increase in the number of luxury cars in the country is largely due to the desire of Russians to purchase and import such vehicles before the increase in the usage tax.

Coverage (2 sources)

• Tax authorities calculated a record sum of taxes for Russians for cars worth more than 10 million rubles — The Moscow Times
• Izvestia: Luxury car tax brought record 6.6 billion rubles to Russia's budget — Вести

Key entities

• FNS
• Izvestiya
• Moscow
• Russia
• FinExpertiza