Improvement of the mechanism of collecting windfall taxes and fees in the era of international sanctions and the growth of public spending (2023–2024)

Abstract

The subject of the study is modernization of budget relations based on horizontal decentralized connections. The relevance of the study is mitigation of the shortcomings and risks in 2023, especially the tax on excess profits of previous years. The goal of the study is to develop a fundamentally different scheme for financing a part of government spending on the principles of “uberization” that is mutually beneficial for the state and business. The objective of the study is to improve the mechanism of the one-time fee on large business (windfall tax). The research method is the analysis of business community opinions, foreign experience, results of research work of the Department of Public Finance and the Department of Taxation and Tax Administration of the Financial University. The basic principles of building a new decentralized electronic platform are described. Specific examples of federal budget expenditures that should be “uberized” in the first place are considered: federal subsidies for NPOs and financing of the “Krug Dobra” fund. The scientific novelty and practical significance of the proposed new mechanism for additional financing of public expenditures is direct connection of payers and recipients of budget subsidies on an electronic platform while preserving the control functions of the State. The conclusion is made about the practical applicability of the proposed new scheme of “uberization” of budgetary relations as a mechanism for collecting the one-time fee on large businesses (windfall tax), which can actually unload the federal budget, “liberating” it from part of expenses, without creating additional sanctions and other risks for participants.