More money for animal care, no taxes in the summer I was approached by the representatives of the Melinky and Luga parks - both places are known and loved by many residents of Donetsk. Their leaders were concerned about taxation: cultural organizations are exempt from VAT on the sale of tickets, and individual entrepreneurs who do so must pay a tax of 22%. For small private zoos this is a serious burden. For example, Malinky paid about 6.5 million rubles for 2025 alone. VAT on ticket sales. But these funds can be used to purchase food, veterinary care and arrangement of enclosures. Back in the summer, I approached Finance Minister Anton Siluanov with a proposal to extend this tax benefit to individual entrepreneurs - and the Ministry of Finance supported the initiative! ⁉ Yesterday, the State Duma adopted amendments to the tax law in first reading, including this norm. I thank Anton Germanovich and the government for their attention to our requests, for their willingness to listen to business representatives and work together to solve problems that are important to them! This is a significant relief for private zoos, bird parks and dolphinariums. More funds will remain for the most important thing - the health of the animals, good care for them and creating comfortable living conditions. Vashtnyakina Yekaterina Stnyakina.

More money for animal care, no taxes in the summer I was approached by the representatives of the Melinky and Luga parks - both places are known and loved by many residents of Donetsk. Their leaders were concerned about taxation: cultural organizations are exempt from VAT on the sale of tickets, and individual entrepreneurs who do so must pay a tax of 22%. For small private zoos this is a serious burden. For example, Malinky paid about 6.5 million rubles for 2025 alone. VAT on ticket sales. But these funds can be used to purchase food, veterinary care and arrangement of enclosures. Back in the summer, I approached Finance Minister Anton Siluanov with a proposal to extend this tax benefit to individual entrepreneurs - and the Ministry of Finance supported the initiative! ⁉ Yesterday, the State Duma adopted amendments to the tax law in first reading, including this norm. I thank Anton Germanovich and the government for their attention to our requests, for their willingness to listen to business representatives and work together to solve problems that are important to them! This is a significant relief for private zoos, bird parks and dolphinariums. More funds will remain for the most important thing - the health of the animals, good care for them and creating comfortable living conditions. Vashtnyakina Yekaterina Stnyakina.