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Feb 16, 09:09
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Kommersant: Russia may introduce a “Steam tax” to support patriotic games
According to the source of the newspaper, the Ministry of Digital Development is already finalizing the business model of a fund to support Russian developers of patriotic video games, and it is planned to allocate up to 10 billion rubles to support it. new arrivals
The government plans to oblige foreign video game distribution platforms, including Steam, PlayStation Store and Epic Games Store, to transfer 5% of the turnover in Russia to the budget to support the patriotic video game fund. About it informs “Kommersant” with reference to a source in the Cabinet.
“According to the preliminary concept, it is planned to introduce a fee of 5% of sales in Russia for foreign platforms for the digital distribution of video games, such as Steam, Xbox Games Store, PlayStation Store and others,” he said and noted that the government expects to provide the fund with up to 10 billion rubles receipts per year.
According to the interlocutor of the publication, the Ministry of Digital Development is finalizing the business model of the future fund to support Russian video game developers that popularize Russian history and culture.
According to MY.Games, the volume of the Russian video game market (the company took into account purchases of games on physical and digital media, in-game purchases and subscriptions) in 2020 amounted to 163.4 billion rubles, which is 35% more than a year earlier. Of these, 81.9 billion rubles. accounts for PC games, 67.1 billion rubles for mobile games, and 14.4 billion rubles for console games.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation told the newspaper that a report with proposals for creating a fund had already been sent to the government. The office of the relevant Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko clarified that the proposals are undergoing interdepartmental coordination and elaboration.