“The Ministry of Industry and Trade deems it possible to support your initiative,” Denis Manturov said in a reply message to Deputy Vitaly Milonov.
Earlier, the deputy proposed to the deputy prime minister to exempt Russian car owners who buy a domestic car from paying tax for two or three years. Manturov sent a more detailed study of the issue of tax breaks to the Ministry of Finance, Izvestia reported. Note that even if the government approves such tax breaks, they will not play a significant role in facilitating the financial fate of car owners. The fact is that domestic cars now (and in the near future) are the products of AVTOVAZ and UAZ.
One of the most massive engines of the Togliatti car giant is a 1.6-liter engine with 106 hp. For all UAZ models, in general, the only possible engine is a 2.7-liter engine with a power of 149 hp. Of. For example, consider the transport tax in Moscow – one of the highest in the country. For the owner of a LADA car it will be 2,600 rubles per year, and for a UAZ driver – 5,200. At best, these amounts will be a little more than to buy a tank of gasoline – for a UAZ or for a Ziguli.
For a resident of a metropolis, such “help” makes no sense. And for a province, where the transport tax is noticeably lower than in Moscow, the possible savings on the transport tax will be even lower – since the price of gasoline in the country does not differ much from subject to subject of the Federation. And if you remember that both AVTOVAZ and UAZ can now produce only scant (compared to previous years) car volumes, then Manturov’s proposal cannot be called populist.