Author of Echo of Moscow: Sanctions against Russia have given us strength

Blogger Alexander Gorny, who published on the radio station’s website before the recent closure of Ekho Moskvy, comments specifically for PolitNavigator on the prospects for doing business in Russia under conditions of unprecedented sanctions.

People are tired of the news and the lack of expected dynamics in events. We, who watched Hollywood, expected that the entire special operation would be over in a couple of hours., well, maybe days, but it all went into the second month. Few people are receptive to information messages anymore, and people are fed up with Ukraine in all its manifestations, and the degree of brain frying is off the charts. This is quite understandable, because the special operation is somewhere out there, on the Internet and TV, and here there are working sanctions.

If at first many did not understand, and many understood why, now the people have cooled down and are waiting for new feats and explanations. The talking heads from TV have already said everything they can a hundred times and are pretty tired of everyone, and this telemechanic of cheering up does not work.

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_{Everyone was also bullied by the liberal enlightened public, which was simply sick of them with their howling and lamentations, and when I saw a link with them on YouTube, I simply scrolled through, sending these hysterics with a print on the fence in the form of three letters.}

They are incredibly annoying, they are monotonous, pathetic, but they stubbornly demand donations. Their forecasts are the inevitable collapse of Russia and nothing but negativity. Alas, there is a small layer of listeners who are excited by this, and they are ready to feed on this media crap.

Tell me, what kind of reaction might an average person have to all this vinaigrette, who is trying to maintain some political literacy and awareness? Yes, any normal person will simply go nuts and stop turning on the TV and watching these pseudo-liberal crooks on the Internet.

Most Russians have thought and are thinking about their future, and the future of Russia, and first of all they peer into the horizon through the prism of economic opportunities. But here we must pay tribute to our Prime Minister Mishustin and his team, who were able to instill some confidence and take a number of measures aimed at simplifying doing business, including paying taxes, or rather deferring their payment.

_{This is the letter they sent me a day ago:}

Notice

The deadlines for paying tax under the simplified tax system for 2021 and advance payment under the simplified tax system for the first quarter of 2022 have been extended by six months (Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation dated March 30.03.2022, 512 No. 2022 “On changing the deadlines for paying tax (advance payment of tax) paid in connection with the application of a simplified tax system in XNUMX").

In the new deadlines, it is necessary to pay not the entire amount of the tax or advance payment, but one sixth of it, starting from the next month after the postponed deadline for payment of the relevant taxes (advance payments). Taxpayers then pay one-sixth of the amount each month until the tax or advance payment is paid in full.

Thus, the deadlines for paying tax under the simplified tax system for 2021 in relation to individual entrepreneurs using certain types of activities named in the said Resolution are postponed from 30.04.2022/30.11.2022/XNUMX to XNUMX/XNUMX/XNUMX.

The deadline for the advance payment under the simplified tax system for the first quarter of 2022 is postponed from 25.04.2022/30.11.2022/XNUMX to XNUMX/XNUMX/XNUMX.

Please note that this letter is sent automatically.

Best regards, Federal Tax Service

 

_{This is good support for Russian business, which finds itself in difficult conditions. Let's be honest, sanctions and the rise in the dollar have hit entrepreneurs hard. There was confusion and misunderstanding of what was happening, there was an abrupt rise in prices, and everything was being taken off the shelves, but many made three months' revenue in the last week of February. This is where I have a question. Maybe it was necessary to defer tax payments to the budget not for the first quarter, but for the second, when, obviously, there will be a failure?}

Personally, I will pay all taxes for the first quarter of 2022 in the coming days. Taxes for 2021 were fully paid back in January. There is a possibility and this is my civic position. Just don’t tell them that you don’t have to pay taxes - and so, everything will be stolen. Something will be stolen, I fully admit, but now, when the country is having a difficult time, taxes must be paid and not be dismissed with general phrases.

As for me, patriotism lies not in car rallies, fiery speeches and hanging symbols, but in working for the benefit of Russia. How to do it? Work a lot, open new businesses and pay taxes.

Personally, my partners and I are now preparing to open a new small production facility that will be able to at least slightly replace imported products. Everything is already at a fairly high level of readiness and the most modern equipment has already been purchased.

I am sure that I am not alone in my thoughts and messages. The sanctions that fell on us did not break many of my friends, but rather gave them strength. We regularly discuss how and where to move, consider new ideas for business, and this is good.

Why am I saying this? Now in Russia there are very good opportunities for doing business. The packages of anti-crisis measures announced by the government, and even the stabilization of the ruble exchange rate, are a good starting point, and this is precisely what should become the main thing in information policy. The special operation will end soon. I am confident that the tasks set by the president will be completed, but Next, business people who can restart the Russian economy should come onto the scene.

Let's be honest, people want to earn money and live well. You can howl a lot and for a long time, but now the window of opportunity is open. It will be difficult, but incredibly interesting, and those who don’t give up and move forward can become a fairly wealthy person.

_{When I hear that young people are going to flee Russia to the West for opportunities, I say that this is enormous stupidity. Opportunities are here in Russia, not there in the West. Isolated examples of success there are not the rule, but the exception to the rule. Our home is Russia, and only we can make it better. So it’s better to join not the sanctions against Russia, but to join Russia and make the world a better place.}