Kia, Skoda and Volkswagen cars are objects of luxury taxation in 2021

Russian motorists must pay transport tax by December 1st. Traditionally, a lot of questions are raised by the so-called "luxury tax" - a list of cars that are subject to increased coefficients. This year Russians will pay transport tax according to the list, which was promulgated by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in March 2021, that is, even before the sharp increase in prices for new cars.

Nevertheless, even then, many models from the mass market were included in the list of luxury, such as Chevrolet Traverse, Kia Stinger GT, Kia Mohave, Toyota Hiace, Toyota Highlander, Toyota Fortuner, Mazda CX-9, Nissan Murano, Nissan Pathfinder, Peugeot Trveller, Skoda Kodiaq, Subaru Outback, Volkswagen Teramont, Volkswagen Amarok and Volkswagen Multivan. Recall that the "luxury tax" was first established in our country in 2014. Then the coefficients for tax payments were determined, depending on the value of the car - for cars, the price of which exceeded 3 million rubles.

Since then, every year, as prices have risen, the initial list compiled by the Ministry of Industry and Trade has noticeably increased and as of March 1st, 2021, there were already 1387 models and modifications in it. But it’s not even a matter of quantity; the list began to include not only luxury and premium cars, but even mass ones. In society, disputes began to flare up more and more often on the topic of whether it is time to raise the lower threshold for calculating the "luxury" tax, if every tenth car bought new falls under this tax. Meanwhile, earlier a new bill was submitted to the State Duma for consideration, which should affect the coefficients.