Russian university pitches higher taxes for the ‘childless’

The issue was recently debated by MPs amid government efforts aimed at boosting the birth rate 

The Russian State Social University (RSSU) has outlined a draft framework for a tax on childless citizens, according to a senior official at the institution. The proposal to revive a Soviet-era tax on people without children has met with mixed reviews from lawmakers, however. 

In an interview with the Govorit Moskva radio station, RSSU’s first vice-rector...