Matveyenko proposes excise on nicotine products for regional budgets
Valentina Matveyenko proposed introducing an excise tax on non-tobacco nicotine and non-nicotine products to fund regional budgets, emphasizing regional motivation and long-term financial planning.
Consensus
- Valentina Matveyenko proposed introducing an excise on non-tobacco nicotine and non-nickotine products.
- The revenue from the excise would go to regional budgets.
- Regional governments would have increased motivation to enforce control due to the new revenue source.
- Regional budget balancing is a key priority.
- The repayment of regional budgetary debt has been postponed beyond 2026.
- The situation with commercial debt requires sustained attention.
- The Ministry of Finance is regularly improving the distribution of grants for budgetary equalization.
Points of divergence
- The government submitted a draft federal budget for 2027 and planning periods 2028–2029, which includes extending the repayment of regional budgetary debt beyond 2030. — kommersant
- Matveyenko urged the Ministry of Finance to pay special attention to monitoring the dynamics and structure of regional budget debt and to prevent excessive debt. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Matvienko proposed replenishing rugby budgets at the expense of an excise on non-tobacco nicotine — Коммерсантъ
- Speaker of the Federation Council proposed replenishing regional budgets through a tax on non-tobacco nicotine — Интерфакс