Published on: 2026-07-10
Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University became the key venue for the XVIII International Symposium “Theory and Practice of Tax Reforms,” which took place in St. Petersburg in early July. The forum discussed budgetary and tax regulation of technological innovations.
The organizer of the first day of the symposium was the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics, and Trade of SPbPU. Subsequently, the work continued at the venues of the FNS LAB Academy (Neva branch), the Admiral S. O. Makarov State University of Maritime and River Fleet, and the Saint Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music Arts.
The choice of Polytechnic as the main venue for the opening of the symposium is not accidental. Today, the university addresses strategic tasks of training engineering, economic, and management personnel to ensure Russia’s technological leadership, conducts research in priority scientific and technological areas, and actively cooperates with federal and regional authorities, including the Federal Tax Service of Russia.
The plenary session at the research building “Technopolis-Polytech” brought together over one hundred scientists, educators, representatives of government authorities, and the professional community from Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan.
Opening the forum, the first Vice-Rector of SPbPU Vitaly Sergeev emphasized: The International Symposium “Theory and Practice of Tax Reforms” is an important platform for professional dialogue between the university community and government authorities. For Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University, it is especially valuable that such events contribute not only to the development of new scientific and practical solutions but also to strengthening cooperation with state structures, as well as enabling the training of specialists who are maximally prepared for modern professional challenges, Vitaly Sergeev noted.
Andrey Veselov, Director of the FTS LAB Academy (Neva branch), spoke about the importance of scientific support for the activities of tax authorities: Today, training personnel for tax authorities is impossible without close cooperation between science, education, and practice. The FTS LAB Academy pays special attention to the professional development of specialists and the development of modern educational programs. The international symposium serves as an important platform for exchanging scientific ideas and professional experience, which is why we are interested in further developing the scientific track and expanding cooperation between educational institutions and the tax service.
The plenary session was opened by the chairman of the symposium’s program committee, head of the Department of Financial and Tax Management at the Ural Federal University, Igor Mayburov. At the center of the specialists’ discussion were issues of tax incentives for technological innovations, budget financing of research, digital transformation of tax administration, development of tax culture, and workforce training.
Lyudmila Pankova, Vice-Rector for Educational Activities at SPbPU, gave a report titled “New formats of interaction with industrial partners.”
The practical mechanisms of tax incentives for investment activity in the regions were presented by Elena Kobyakova, head of the Office of the Federal Tax Service of Russia for the Leningrad Region.
Today it is especially important for the Federal Tax Service to strengthen cooperation with universities to ensure a smooth transition of students into the profession. Our task is to help future specialists adapt to the modern requirements of tax authorities, familiarize them with current approaches to work, and show that today the FTS is not only about performing fiscal functions, but also actively supporting citizens and businesses. Platforms such as the international symposium allow bringing together representatives of science, education, and practice to discuss current issues in the development of the tax system and the training of highly qualified personnel,
Deputy Head of the Federal Tax Service Department for St. Petersburg, Svetlana Lebedeva, spoke about modern approaches to developing the tax service’s service model.
The modern Federal Tax Service is not only about tax control, rates, and administration. Behind all these processes lies extensive work on the development of internal mechanisms, digital services, and new approaches to interacting with taxpayers. Today, special attention is paid to client-centricity and human-centricity: the tax administration process begins with the needs of the individual, and our task is to make the interaction with tax authorities as clear, convenient, and efficient as possible. Therefore, discussing these issues within the framework of the international symposium holds particular practical significance, emphasized Svetlana Lebedeva.
Reports by leading Russian and foreign scientists representing scientific schools in the financial and tax fields were also devoted to issues of state tax policy and the stimulation of technological innovation.
The symposium continued with a panel discussion “Financial Literacy and Tax Culture: Key Elements of Personnel Training,” sectional sessions dedicated to issues of tax incentives and budget subsidies for technological innovations at the FNS LAB Academy (Neva branch), a technological workshop “Training Simulators of the Future” at the Admiral S. O. Makarov State University of Maritime and River Fleet, as well as a round table on financing innovations in the performing arts sector, organized by Saint Petersburg State University.
In addition to an intensive scientific program, the participants got acquainted with the history and modern infrastructure of the Polytechnic University, visited the SPbPU museum, took part in a cultural program that included excursions around Saint Petersburg, Kronstadt, the House of Scientists of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Theatre Museum, and a boat trip along the city’s rivers and canals.
A total of more than 100 scientists from 40 universities in 25 cities across Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan took part in the XVIII International Symposium. Following the event, two collective monographs were published: “Tax Incentives for Technological Innovations: Theory and Practice” and “Budget Financing and Subsidizing of Technological Innovations: Issues and Prospects for Improvement.”
Director of the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics and Trade at SPbPU, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the symposium Vladimir Shchepinin noted the special significance of the fact that Polytechnic University became the main organizer for the first time of the largest scientific forum on tax topics.
For the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics and Trade, it is a great honor to serve as the main organizer of the XVIII International Symposium “Theory and Practice of Tax Reforms.” This landmark event brought together leading Russian and foreign scientists, representatives of the Federal Tax Service, government authorities, universities, and the professional community to discuss current issues in the development of the tax system. I am confident that the dialogue that took place will serve as a foundation for new scientific research, joint projects, and practical solutions, as well as contribute to the development of tax education and strengthen the interaction between the university, the state, and the professional community.
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