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, …
State Duma will not consider GPS trackers spying devices
The State Duma passed a package of bills that specify which devices are considered spying technology. GPS trackers were excluded …
State Duma plans to impose new taxes
Earlier this week, the State Duma received a bill with prospective amendments to the Tax Code. Following a discussion by …
Microfinancing organizations bypass lending restrictions
Microfinancing organizations are finding new loopholes in lending restrictions. The new conditions that took effect on July 1 were supposed …
Microcredit rates plummet sharply
The Central Bank-sponsored amendments to legislation limiting the interest rate on microcredits to 1% per day, or 365% per annum, …
Russia to ban single-use plastic items
The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is preparing to ban the selling of single–use plastic products such as …