Economy
Starting from 2018, there will be a new tax in Russia, applied experimentally in just four regions: the annexed Crimea, Altai, Krasnodar and Stavropol. This so-called tourist tax is an idea Putin shared last year with the government, which as usual started to implement the head of state’s initiative without checking whether it was well-timed or convenient for Russians – both tourists and tour operators. Adopted by the State Duma on the first reading at the end of June, the …read more
Source: Intersection
