The Ministry of Finance proposed to limit the list of professions for the self-employed

Finance Minister Anton Siluanov proposed limiting the list of professions whose representatives can register as self-employed, reports . TASS

“This list of professions should be fixed. In this case, we will be ready to extend this mechanism to the subjects of Russia,” Siluanov said.

According to him, this mechanism has proven itself well, but there are a number of risks. In particular, some enterprises began to hire their employees not as employees, but as self-employed.

has been experimentally operating . From January 1, 2019, in Moscow, the Moscow region, the Kaluga region and in Tatarstan , the “professional income tax”

He obliged self-employed citizens who do not hire workers under employment contracts to pay tax on the sale of goods and services at a rate of 4%, and if they are sold to legal entities - 6%.