marketplaces

Due to discounts on goods, Russian marketplaces underpaid 1.5 trillion rubles in taxes to the budget in 2025, and the activities of such platforms are increasingly outside the bounds of fair competition, according to Logos Press.

There has recently been a heated discussion as to whether the rules for the taxation of online orders from major international trading platforms should be changed. It was even stated that the Ministry of Finance intends to change these rules at the same time as it develops the budget and tax policy for the next year. Later, the Government spokesman issued his own statement on the subject, taking a different point of view. There were also those who tried to shift the issue to the political plane, linking it to the upcoming parliamentary elections.

The Ministry of Finance is considering the possibility of introducing taxes on all parcels from foreign marketplaces, including those worth up to 150 euros. This was announced by Corina Alexa, head of the Main Department of Tax and Customs Policy of the Ministry of Finance, during a meeting of the Economic Press Club dedicated to problems related to E-commerce.