Putin presented Maximov, the owner of the Mashenka bakery, with a fold with icons.

The owner of the Mashenka bakery, which is located in Lyubertsy, who, after participating in the direct line of Russian President Vladimir Putin, sent a basket of pastries to the Russian president, received in return an icon of St. George in a silver salary. Izvestia publishes relevant footage on December 20.

Entrepreneur Denis Maksimov called the image presented to him the most expensive gift in the history of his family. The man also added that tasting the products produced by his institution by Putin is also a great honor.

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Maximov addressed Putin during a direct line. The entrepreneur explained that he had been using a convenient patent taxation system for about eight years, but from 2026 he would have to pay income tax and VAT. Then the President of the Russian Federation promised to pay attention to this problem, stressing that small businesses should not suffer from the transition to a new tax system.

On the same day, the businessman promised to send Putin pies of his own production and bake a loaf for him. The President received a basket of pastries on December 20. He thanked Maximov for the present and wished him a Happy New Year.

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