Pet owners will have to microchip or tattoo their cats and dogs for a fee instead of just having a …
State Duma supports installation of Russian software on smartphones
The Russian State Duma, the lower house of the parliament, has passed in the third reading a bill requiring pre-installation …
Public nuisance law toughens in Russia
Across all Russian regions, residents will be able to call the police if their neighbors yell, sing or play loud …
Russia will raise administrative fines five-fold
Administrative fines will increase five times according to the government’s new version of the Code of Administrative Offenses. The new …
Residence permit: New regulations
New regulations in force since November 1, 2019, simplify the procedure for foreign citizens wishing to obtain a temporary residence …
Employers will be required to pay fitness tax
Russians will be paid compensations by their employers for attending a gym. The Ministry of Finance has drafted a respective …
Russia isolated from the internet
Russia has enacted the internet sovereignty bill allowing the authorities to unplug the national internet network from the global landscape …
State Duma to block content on messengers and email
The notorious bill requiring instant messaging services to block users for sending messages containing illegal information has again been submitted …
Russians to be added to nationwide database
The lower house of the Russian parliament has held first reading of the single tax database bill. The idea of …
Russia’s State Duma may introduce minimum selling price of cigarettes
The State Duma is set to make cigarettes less accessible. First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Budget …