The reasons are as significant changes in the tax laws to the downside for entrepreneurs, which occurred in
2013: a 2times increased rates of assessment. These changes have become the decisive reason for the termination
of the activities of persons with low income or care entrepreneurs "in the shadow". With the return of benefits
from the beginning of 2014 the rate of reduction in the number of entrepreneurs in Russia failed to stop. By June
2014, we can already observe a positive growth trend.