Russia implemented a 13% flat tax rate.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
Multiple sources confirm Russia introduced a 13% flat personal income tax, effective January 1, 2001, after it was enacted in July 2000. The post's 'the flat tax was 13%' is a faithful reference to that tax, which sources also report was modified in 2021 for incomes above 5 million rubles, a change that does not undo the original implementation.
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… So again, that's just the beginning, but, you know, Russia was able to collect a massive trade surplus, where it was the opposite before. That allowed Russia to weather any crisis, and, you know, real simple, you know, the flat tax was 13%. All taxes were eliminated for home improvement, any investment of a cultural nature, subsidized loans for small businesses and farmsteads, and everyone knew at the time that the carnival that the oligarchs had put in power in the '90s couldn't possibly last. …
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Supports. AP (2024) states the 13% flat tax was put into effect to discourage tax evasion and boost state revenue.[1]
Supports. Reuters (2011) credits Putin's government with introducing a flat income tax of 13 percent.[2]
Supports. Hoover Institution (2002) reports the 13% flat-rate personal income tax was enacted in July 2000 and took effect January 1, 2001, replacing a three-bracket system.[4]
Supports. Bloomberg reports the tax is a flat 13% for everyone and was introduced under President Putin to bring order to state finances.[3]
Context. Sources report a 2021 change applying 15% to income above 5 million rubles a year, and a 2024 proposal for a progressive tax on the wealthy; these changes modify the flat tax but do not contradict its original 13% implementation.[1][5]
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5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1Russia's parliament gives preliminary OK to a proposal that ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Factbox - Who is Vladimir Putin? | Reutersreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3A Flat Tax Is Taking Root in, of All Places, Russiabloomberg.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4The Flat Tax at Work in Russiahoover.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5The end of the flat tax in Russiadupuyinstitute.org · not rated · cited for: context
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