Business programme

The new business environment has set the stage for changes in the tax system, and new, convenient services and options are making tax administration easier. These changes have primarily affected small and medium-sized enterprises as last year it became compulsory for businesses to do their accounting electronically. In addition, new rules concerning the use of cash registers have led to the withdrawal of uniform tax on imputed income, and have encouraged companies to become fully legitimate. However, the introduction of labelling rules is making it impossible to apply certain special tax regimes, which is increasing the tax burden on businesses. What tax policy is needed to spur business growth? How might digitalization change relations between businesses and government bodies, and improve tax efficiency? What can be done to ensure effective administration without suffocating businesses?

Moderator
Andrey Makarov, Chairman of the Committee on Budget and Taxes, The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

Andrey Makarov

Chairman of the Committee on Budget and Taxes, The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

Born 22 July 1954 in Moscow.
Graduated Moscow University Law School, holds a PhD in Law.
1982-1993 attorney-at-law, defense counsel in many high-profile cases, one of the founders of an independent Bar Association of the USSR (1988).
1993 –head of the Security Council Department for support of the Interagency Commission for Fight against Corruption in the Higher Ranks of Power.
Representative of the President of Russia in the Constitutional Assembly for drafting and adopting the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
December 1993 – elected to the State Duma; Member of the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th Duma.
Active participant in the drafting an adoption of practically all legislative acts concerning taxation and the budget, as well as the Law on the Auditing Chamber of the Russian Federation.
Author of the Law on the Practice of Law and the Bar Association of the Russian Federation and a large number of other major legislative acts.
Head of the working group for drafting the Law on Voluntary Declaration by Physical Persons of their Assets and Bank Accounts
Andrey Makarov is a firm and consistent advocate of enhancing the role of the Russian Parliament as a branch of state power; he was instrumental in the drafting and enacting a recently adopted amendment to the Law on Parliamentary Control whereby the Parliament is given powers to exercise control of the budget regulations, including the control of the efficiency of budget spending.

Panellists
Daniil Egorov, Head, Federal Tax Service of Russia
Maksim Reshetnikov, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Anton Siluanov, Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation
Tadzio Schilling, Chief Executive Officer, Association of European Businesses

Daniil Egorov

Head, Federal Tax Service of Russia

Daniil Egorov was born on September 7, 1975 in Moscow

Education:
1998: Peoples' Friendship University
Degree: Jurisprudence

Career:
2000-2001: member of the commission of the Inter-regional Board of Defense Lawyers for Businesses and Individuals
2001: Legal Adviser, Head of Legal Department at Eneko.
2001-2003: first-category specialist and consultant, Management Support Department, Moscow Department of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties
2003-2005: head of the department of information support, electronic data entry and desk audit; later head of the office inspections department at the Interdistrict Inspectorate of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties of Russia No. 44 in Moscow
2005-2009: head of the department of desk audit, head of the department of field audits No. 2 of Interdistrict Inspectorate No. 50 of the Federal Taxation Service of Russia in Moscow
2009-2010: deputy head of the control department of the administration of the Federal Taxation Service of the Russian Federation in Moscow
2010-2011: deputy head of the department for disputes with individuals, head of the department for disputes with major taxpayers, deputy head of the department, and head of the pre-trial audit department at the Federal Taxation Service
2011-January 2020: Deputy Head of the Federal Taxation Service

Daniil Egorov was appointed Head of the Federal Taxation Service by Directive No. 21-r of the Government of the Russian Federation of January 17, 2020.

Maksim Reshetnikov

Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

Born on July 11, 1979, in Perm.
2000 — graduated from Perm State University by the major Mathematical Economist.
2002 — acquired the speciality of Translating Language Expert.
2000 - 2005 — Head of the Budget Revenue and Expenses Planning Department, Head of the Regional Finance and Investment Department, Deputy Head of the Main Department of Economy of the Perm Region Administration.
2005 - 2007 — First Deputy Chairman of the Planning Department of the Perm Region, First Deputy Head of the Perm Territory Governor Administration.
2007 - 2009 — Deputy Director of the Inter-Budget Relations Department, Director of the Department for Monitoring and Evaluating Effectiveness of State Governments of the Russian Federation of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation.
2009 — Head of the Perm Territory Governor Administration.
2009 - 2010 — Director of the Department for State Administration, Regional Development and Local Self-Government of the Government of the Russian Federation.
2010 - 2011 — First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Moscow City Mayor and Government.
2012 - 2017 — Minister of the Moscow City Government, Head of Department for Economic Policy and Development of Moscow city.
09.2017 - 01.2020 — Governor of the Perm Territory.
Since January 21, 2020 — Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
Awarded the Letter of Acknowledgement of the President of the Russian Federation and Diploma of the Government of the Russian Federation.
PhD in Economics.

Anton Siluanov

Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation

Born April 12, 1963 in Moscow.

1985: Graduated from the Moscow Finance Institute with a degree in finance and credit.
August 1985 – March 1987: Economist, senior economist at the Finance Ministry of the RSFSR.
March 1987 – May 1989: Served in the Soviet Army.
May 1989 – January 1992: Chief economist, first rank economist, chief economist, sub-department deputy head and adviser at the Finance Ministry of the RSFSR.
February 1992: Department deputy head at the Economy and Finance Ministry of the Russian Federation.
February 1992 – October 1997: Department deputy head at the Budget Board, division head and deputy head of the Budget Department, and deputy head of the Budget Department at the Finance Ministry.
October 1997 – July 2003: Head of the Department for Macroeconomic Policy and Banking. Since March 22, 2001 has been member of the board of the Finance Ministry.
July 2003 – May 2004: Deputy finance minister.
May 2004 – December 2005: Director of the Department for Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations at the Finance Ministry.
May 2005 – September 2011: Deputy finance minister.
Sept. 27, 2011: Appointed acting finance minister.
December 16, 2011: Minister of Finance.
May 21, 2012: Reappointed Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation by Presidential Executive Order.

Tadzio Schilling

Chief Executive Officer, Association of European Businesses

Front row participants
Igor Lotakov, Country Managing Partner in Russia and Eurasian countries, PwC
Petr Medvedev, Partner, Global Tax Leader for Government, Public and Healthcare Sector, EY
Mikhail Orlov, Partner, Head of Tax and Legal, KPMG in the CIS

Igor Lotakov

Country Managing Partner in Russia and Eurasian countries, PwC

Having joined PwC in Moscow in 1995, Igor became a partner in 2006. During his twenty-year career at PwC Russia, he has helped to build a market-leading practice providing assurance and other services to a wide range of top Russian and international energy and utilities companies. Igor's diverse project track record includes the audit of complex group consolidations, provision of consulting and risk assurance services. In addition to significant client responsibilities, Igor has held a number of leadership roles within PwC. He has led the Russian Oil & Gas, Mining and Utilities practice, was Assurance Leader for Russia and Central & Eastern Europe. Igor is a member of ACCA and a CFA charterholder.

Petr Medvedev

Partner, Global Tax Leader for Government, Public and Healthcare Sector, EY

Mikhail Orlov

Partner, Head of Tax and Legal, KPMG in the CIS

Mikhail is a Chairman of the Tax and Customs Law Expert Council of the Russian State Duma and a Public Tax Ombudsman under RF Presidential Commissioner for the Entrepreneurs' Rights, drafts legislation. Prior to joining KPMG, Mikhail participated in reforming Russian economics legislation, acted as Head of the Taxation Policy Department with the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, was a Partner at a well-known Law Firm. Mikhail has 23 years of legal experience in: supporting clients in tax related disputes, conducting cases in arbitration courts and courts of general jurisdiction and consulting on different tax issues.