Belousov explained how metallurgists offended the budget by paying more taxes

Metallurgists paid taxes on increased product prices, but this did not solve the problem of increased prices for the budget, explained his proposal to Forbes to withdraw 100 billion rubles from the industry. First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov

“They did not compare this money with the profit they received, and with the volume of dividends that they also paid out,” Belousov told Forbes at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. - They raised prices and paid taxes on these raised prices. But they thereby gave rise to additional budget expenditures, that's all - a simple story. We need to cover these additional budget expenses from somewhere.” There are no claims to the industry on taxes, the official noted.

Belousov's statement about the "jamming" of the state by metallurgists, we analyzed here . The industry reacted to him with indignation, pointing out that it was not only a relapse of planned thinking, but also that in 2021 companies would pay an additional 250 billion rubles, not 100 billion rubles, in taxes. “Why doesn’t the government just start using this money?” - was perplexed in a conversation with Forbes. a source in one of the largest business associations

On the eve of the Minister of Industry Denis Manturov opposed the withdrawal of 100 billion rubles from metallurgists (but they promised "not to raise the price of supplies under the state arms program and conclude contracts for state construction at a discount"). Today, Belousov stressed that "the government's goal is not to 'take money' from businesses, but to 'include' state projects in the planned budget" and the issue is still being discussed.