Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov has proposed replenishing the budget with 700 billion rubles collected from Russian billionaires, saying the super-rich don't pay enough taxes. The reason for this was the acceptance of the budget for the years 2027-2029 in the first reading in the State Duma. He also pointed to 130 trillion rubles deposited by citizens and organizations in banks. "Only they (billionaires) don't pay normal taxes during the war. Take 700 billion from them - this is also the budget, a quarter. And if you look at the money that both citizens and collectives invested in banks, there are another 130 trillion rubles, that's three more budgets. You have five budgets on your desk and you can't? " Zyuganov told RTVI.

Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov has proposed replenishing the budget with 700 billion rubles collected from Russian billionaires, saying the super-rich don't pay enough taxes. The reason for this was the acceptance of the budget for the years 2027-2029 in the first reading in the State Duma. He also pointed to 130 trillion rubles deposited by citizens and organizations in banks. "Only they (billionaires) don't pay normal taxes during the war. Take 700 billion from them - this is also the budget, a quarter. And if you look at the money that both citizens and collectives invested in banks, there are another 130 trillion rubles, that's three more budgets. You have five budgets on your desk and you can't? " Zyuganov told RTVI.