Now people will say Russia has a "Flat Tax" & yes thats true.
But their biggest revenue line is Vodka Taxes.
Years ago Moscow raised the taxes on Vodka.
Then people started drinking bath lotion with "Methanol" people started dropping like Flies too..
In Response Moscow was forced to lower taxes on Vodka
The average Russian Citizen "consumes" 22 Liters of Vodka "Annually"