Putin carries out massive tax hike he denied just days before the election
Russia's deficit exceeds all Russian government forecasts. The broken promise by the Kremlin spokesman also raises doubts about his denial of mobilisation.
Dmitri Peskov, spokesperson for Vladimir Putin, denied that the government would raise taxes before the Russian legislative elections. On September 9, he stated that a tax increase was "not under consideration". However, on September 25, five days after the September 20 elections, the Kremlin announced a significant increase in taxes and fees. The announcement comes as the government acknowledged a larger-than-expected financial shortfall due to the war against Ukraine.
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