Russia's 13 percent flat tax rakes in cash

Sunday, April 14, 2002

MOSCOW -- Like many Russians, Nellie dreads her annual visits to the local tax office, with its long lines, surly officials, and Byzantine tax forms. But recently, the 66-year-old grandmother, who supplements her meager pension by cleaning apartments, had a pleasant surprise.

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