In December 2022, for the first time in many years, the federal budget item “Grants from non-governmental organizations” was replenished with billions in fees for the first time in many years: in December they amounted to almost 3 billion rubles, and from the beginning of 2023 to April 19, another 17 billion, writes RBC with reference to data of the system “Electronic budget”.
As noted, in 2021 there was no such line in the budget at all, and in 2015-2020, revenues from it were symbolic – no more than 3 million rubles. in year.
There is no forecast for these revenues for the whole of 2023, since the forecast for various fees was formed in the fall of 2022 at the stage of preparing the federal budget, the agency notes.
Since December 2022, the Russian authorities have been collecting “voluntarily” funds from transactions for the sale of Russian assets by companies from “unfriendly countries” to the budget. All such transactions are subject to the approval of a subcommittee (headed by the Minister of Finance) of the government commission on foreign investment. In December, the subcommittee determined several conditions that a deal must meet in order to receive approval. One of these conditions is the direction of a voluntary contribution in the amount of at least 10% of the “amount of the transaction being carried out”. A requirement was also established to sell the asset at a discount of at least 50% of the value determined in the course of an independent valuation.
In March 2023, these conditions were adjusted: now you need to pay at least 5% of the independently assessed market value of the business if the sale discount is less than 90%, and at least 10% of the market value if the discount exceeds 90%.
Source: Rosbalt
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