It was announced that new taxes and contributions will take effect from 2026.

      Specialists from the Kirov Region Office of the Federal Tax Service spoke at the Tax Forum organized by the Vyatka Chamber of Commerce and Industry. During the forum, service representatives outlined key changes to tax legislation taking effect on January 1, 2026. For example, the standard value-added tax rate was raised from 20% to 22%, while reduced rates for socially significant goods and taxpayers on the simplified tax system remained unchanged. Rules for calculating social insurance contributions also changed: the minimum wage (MROT) as of January 1, 2026 will be 27,093 rubles, the unified maximum base for insurance contributions — 2,979,000 rubles. For most small and medium-sized businesses the preferential 15% rate has been abolished; it is now retained only for priority sectors and IT companies within the maximum base. In addition, income thresholds for the patent system and the simplified tax system (STS) have been lowered. For the patent system, the threshold in 2026 is 20 million rubles; for the STS — the income limit for the tax period is 490.5 million rubles, and the limit for the balance-sheet value of fixed assets is 218 million rubles. Separate attention at the forum was paid to the automated simplified tax system (Auto-STS), the conditions for applying which include income up to 60 million rubles and no more than 5 employees.