The Ministry of Finance predicted decline in tax revenues in 2009.

In the 2009 budget of Russia nedoschitaetsya 30 per cent of revenue from income taxes, compared with 2008. That said deputy head of the Ministry of Finance Anton Siluanov, RIA Novosti. Also in 2009, 10 per cent decrease revenue from tax on income individuals (NDFL).
From January to October 2008 income tax profit amounted to 2.29 trillion rubles, and NDFL - 1.3 trillion rubles.
In doing so because of the crisis in November 2008, the budget was allocated only 33 per cent of the income tax on profits in November 2007. According to Siluanova, for the industrial regions of Russia, this means a significant reduction in revenue.
Recall at the end of November 2008 the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev signed a change in the tax code, to reduce the profit tax from 24 to 20 percent. That should ease the tax burden for Russian companies in crisis.
In doing so, in 2009 the federal portion of the profit tax will be reduced from 6.5 to 2.5 per cent and regional remain unchanged - at 17.5 percent. According to Finance Ministry calculations, it would cost the Russian budget of 400 billion rubles.
Also Siluanov said that the government would assume 70 percent risk of the loans granted by banks to enterprises military-industrial complex (OPK) and 50 per cent of the risk to other companies of strategic importance.
Previously, it was reported that the Ministry of Finance will make the Government bill to support OPK country. In particular, approximately 100 billion rubles will be reserved for guarantees on loans to enterprises. Total government stands ready to provide for those purposes up to 300 billion rubles.