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> Do you really think it's important what he did 20 years ago To the extent it might have influenced the ruling... > Half of Russia population don't pay taxes

> Do you really think it's important what he did 20 years ago To the extent it might have influenced the ruling... > Half of Russia population don't pay taxes and occasionally have no money to cover their utility bills. Most people outside of Moscow only earn $300-500 / month. 50% would be an overstatement. It's normally deducted directly by the employer regardless of the salary so you don't see that money to start with (and typically negotiate/agree on your net salary). People who don't pay utilities eventually get disconnected from electricity/gas etc.

iavael 4y ago
> It's normally deducted directly by the employer regardless of the salary That's why paying cash "in envelope" is a common practice in SMB. "Grey salary" as it's called there: minimal wage level part is payed officially, rest is not. > People who don't pay utilities eventually get disconnected from electricity/gas etc. That's more of exception than a rule. Huge debts for utilities (for 1 year of consumption or even more) are quite common. As also practice of "shame lists" in apartment lobbies with apartment numbers and sums of debt.