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 …
Finance Ministry announces different pension tax system
Russia‘s Ministry of Finance has shared the details of a draft law on a new pension tax that will form …
Experts deny possibility of tenfold upsurge in taxi fares
The draft law that prohibits migrant workers from taking a taxi driver job and introduces a compulsory eight-hour working day …
Integrated database of Russian citizens may be created in Russia
An integrated database of the Russian population may be created in Russia as per a bill submitted by the Russian …
Visa and Mastercard to remain in Russia
Visa and Mastercard payment systems will not leave Russia after the bill that prohibits disconnecting the Russian banks subject to sanctions, …