In several Russian federal subjects, including Yaroslavl, Voronezh, and Ulyanovsk regions, as well as the Republic of Dagestan, plans are underway to increase regional tax rates and reduce certain preferential programs. This information was reported by the publication "Vedomosti" citing informed sources.
According to the publication, Yaroslavl Region Governor Mikhail Yevrayev held a meeting with municipal leaders in early October, during which he outlined the need to raise regional taxes to the maximum permissible levels. The regional government's press service clarified that the adjustments will affect land tax and personal property tax. At the same time, benefits for certain population categories, such as combatants in Ukraine and large families, will remain unchanged.
In Ulyanovsk Region, the revision of tax preferences for newly registered legal entities and individual entrepreneurs is under consideration. Currently, entrepreneurs under the simplified taxation system (STS) pay 1% on income, according to the regional government's press service.
In Dagestan, authorities intend to gradually increase preferential rates under the STS, which they believe will contribute to the republic's sustainable economic development and support entrepreneurship, including small and medium-sized businesses. Benefits will be maintained for specific sectors, including representatives of creative industries.
Similar measures to reduce tax expenditures on business benefits are being prepared in Voronezh Region, confirmed a "Vedomosti" source in the regional government.
As of the end of September 2025, an interim budget deficit was recorded in 68 Russian regions, whereas in 2024 the number was 45. This was reported by Ilya Tsypkin, Deputy Director of the Sovereign and Regional Ratings Group at ACRA, citing data from the Unified Portal of the Budget System. The aggregate deficit of regional budgets reached nearly 725 billion rubles, although a year earlier a surplus of 472 billion rubles had been recorded. Experts attribute the decline in revenues to the impact of sanctions, rising costs, and increased borrowing costs.