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The Russian Orthodox Church called the idea of introducing a tax on childlessness a provocation
Chairman of the Patriarchal Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church on Family, Motherhood and Child Protection, Fyodor Lukyanov, criticized the idea of introducing a tax on childlessness in Russia. He called it a provocation aimed at preventing the adoption of a law banning the propaganda of children's freedom.
Mr. Lukyanov considers the childlessness tax to be an "absurd and provocative plan." In his opinion, such ideas "are aimed at creating a negative impact on the topic of supporting the traditional family and limiting destructive ideologies," which he attributes to childlessness. "These actions by some public figures serve to undermine Russia's sovereignty. All this once again confirms the correctness of Russian society's efforts to protect itself from destructive ideologies and subcultures," he told RIA Novosti.
In early October, deputy Andrei Gurulev said in an interview with Tsargrad that he wanted to bring back the childlessness tax that was in effect during the Soviet era. This idea was not supported by State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin. The president's press secretary Dmitry Peskov believes that such taxes are unlikely to have an impact on demography.
In September, a bill banning child protection propaganda was introduced to the State Duma. The authors of the initiative proposed a fine of up to 400 thousand rubles for propaganda. Up to 800 thousand for individuals, up to 5 million rubles for civil servants. - In the case of a corporation. Vyacheslav Volodin was one of the developers of the document.