Number of Russians With Undeclared Income Falls by a Third Over Four Years, Tax Chief Says
Russia's federal tax service head said the number of working-age Russians without official income sources dropped to 8 million by the end of 2025.
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The number of working-age Russians without an official source of income fell by nearly a third over four years, according to Daniil Yegorov, head of Russia's Federal Tax Service.
Yegorov told parliamentary hearings in the Federation Council that the figure stood at 8 million people by the end of 2025, down by 3.7 million — about a third — from 11.7 million at the start of 2022.
The data refers to working-age individuals who do not have a registered, official source of income, a category often associated with informal or undeclared economic activity.
The reported decline suggests a shift toward greater formalization of employment and income in Russia over the four-year period, according to the figures presented.
No further details on the methodology behind the count, or the specific measures credited with the decline, were included in the available reporting.
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