13% is being paid for a "white" salary only, while the main portion of money is being payed as a "black" one here (pocket to a pocket). So when you hear something about the official average salary here, it's a white one which is the lowest part of the income. And that's not about the small companies. The biggest sen-state ones like Gazprom are using the same scheme.

...my point was: why they still do that when the tax is only 13 % ? for what ? to save 5 % ?

But obviously a lot of people do still use because tens of thousands are now stranded.

LOL. Why would the Police, FSB, etc, not allow their employees to travel? And when did that go into effect?

Let's face reality here.... You have a government putting travel restrictions on it's staff (3% of the population), tour agencies going out of business, airlines shutting down, private planes not allowed to travel, and nearly thirty thousand Russian citizens stranded but it's not because of sanctions, it's just "shit happens"?

Sure.

Are you asking me? For real? Why don't you ask them:

http://izvestia.ru/news/569683
http://tvrain.ru/articles/nekotorye_...anitsu-367383/
http://www.rosbalt.ru/federal/2014/05/07/1265688.html
http://slon.ru/russia/zachem_vlasti_...-1090853.xhtml
http://www.mk.ru/politics/article/20...-granitsu.html
http://www.fontanka.ru/2014/04/23/151/
http://www.gazeta.ru/social/2014/04/22/6002161.shtml
http://www.dni.ru/society/2014/4/22/269252.html

Google translate is your friend, LOL-er :)

P.S. More questions? :winkwink:

Rochard, man, you know nothing about my country but trying to play a wise man. Sorry but this won't fly.

13% is еру income tax here (personally I pay 2 times less). The employers pay much more. That's why they prefer to pay "black salaries".

I don´t think is any harder to get visa or book hotel or airline tickets..it´s just the same as before. But I read in local newspaper that russian tourists are down 40% this year.

Problems I have seen are mostly related to credit cards not working or declined only once i saw some hate related issues but those are idiotic people.

Catalunya good for you I myself prefer Andalucia or Algarve.

Because this is not just about income tax. Employers pay not just income tax from the salaries, b2b transactions are made in a way to avoid other taxes, either by cash or by using offshore companies etc etc etc. One black transaction pulls another and as business has undeclared money it has to pay it undeclared to workers. Business has to pay bribes to a lot of licensing and controlling organizations and bureaucrats, to customs and god knows to who else, and you obviously can't do this with declared money, so you need cash and offshores and you need to move money to and through. One black thing pulls another, it's all very deeply rooted in the society and life.

upd: for those who confused - income tax is paid by employer in RU, not by employee.

upd2: and I wouldn't call these tour operators absolutely useless though - it is way smarter to use tour operator when you fly to Egypt or Tunis, I'd not risk to fly there myself. But for Europe or Asia it is much better to do everything on my own, though using tour operators sometimes is still cheaper as they have access to bulk discounts for tickets and hotels.

Police and FSB officers.

Nope. There are no problems with CC's.

I wouldn't fly to these shitholes with tour operators either :)

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:winkwink::winkwink:

rusia is shit. it sucks to live there. end of the story

You are such an idiot.

You claim these travel restrictions have nothing to do with the sanctions, and you provide links to back this up, and when I translate the first one it says in the third paragraph that these restrictions are directly because of the sanctions?

"Associated with the recent ban recommendation MFA all Russian forces to refrain from visiting countries where they may be victims of provocation because of the sanctions imposed on Russia after the annexation of the Crimea. In the near future similar restrictions may also be administered by the FSB, the Federal Penitentiary Service, Federal Drug Control Service and the Ministry of Defense."

So, according the Interior Minister, yes, the travel restrictions are directly because of the sanctions.

Sorry my little friend, but an idiot is you. I don't even bother to ask which exactly "sanctions" caused the police and FSB internal travel restrictions. Just take it "as is" and don't ask me for the explanations - you won't get in anyways. Believe me ;)

"Associated with the recent ban recommendation MFA all Russian forces to refrain from visiting countries where they may be victims of provocation because of the sanctions imposed on Russia after the annexation of the Crimea. In the near future similar restrictions may also be administered by the FSB, the Federal Penitentiary Service, Federal Drug Control Service and the Ministry of Defense."

cyberseo is pro putin communist

ans MrDeiz is pro-facist U kranian ?

Russia will be cut off from the internet soon anyways...

I wonder if according to the new law also porn blogs with more than 3000 visitors a day must be registered?

My personal opinion that there is no chance that effects of any kind of sanctions can be seen so fast. Maybe I am wrong, but I believe that it is excuse for shady business practice that I've already seen so many times with local tour operators and scammed people.

And ask Montenegro that supported "sanctions" on Russia, how their season this years looks like. Completely empty, Russians went to other destinations to spend money. Planet is huge enough and European idiots that are imposing sanctions will take most damage , while US is applauding to their stupidity. Winter is coming.

Meanwhile in Russia: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...sanctions.html

;)

I've read yesterday that there is no hot water in Kiev, they are trying to save gas for winter.

But it worth replacing one thief with another. Yanukovich is gone, but there is still no money in the new Ukrainian budget. That must be some kind of magic :winkwink:

So party like it's the 1940s still? Outstanding.