Overview
- The Moscow City Duma passed a measure raising the monthly patent fee for foreign workers to 10,000 rubles starting in 2026.
- The fee currently stands at 8,900 rubles per month in the capital.
- The adjustment is calculated via a regional coefficient, set this year at 2.9323, according to officials.
- Deputy economic policy chief Dar’ya Murchenko said the indexation is intended to align migrants’ tax burden with that of Russian citizens.
- The change forms part of a broader bill amending Moscow’s tax laws that was reviewed by the Duma’s economic and social policy commission.