In November 2013, at the meetings of the Government of the Russian Federation were discussed, among other things, the following issues: the draft law aimed at ensuring of transparency of financing of political parties and the draft law on disclosure of the information on persons holding senior...

The Government of the Russian Federation has issued documents which introduce from 2014 a simplified procedure for withdrawal of land plots from public (municipal) entities and state-owned enterprises in favor of the state treasury; amendments were introduced in to the procedure for provision of...

In September 2013, at the meetings of the Government of the Russian Federation, the following issues were discussed among other things: establishment of multifunctional cultural centers in Russian cities, as well as a draft law which delegates the issues related to organization of activities of...

In October, the following documents were approved: the procedure for provision of budget investments to legal entities which are neither state or municipal entities, nor state or municipal unitary enterprises; guidelines for application of methods of determination of the initial (maximum)...

In October, at the meetings of the Government of the Russian Federation the following issues were discussed among other things: a draft law introducing the requirements for gradual transformation of participants in the market of nongovernment pension funds into joint-stock companies; a draft law...

Some amendments were made to a series of federal laws in August 2013, in particular to the Budget Code of the Russian Federation and the Administrative Offences Code of the Russian Federation. These amendments are to significantly alter the framework of public (municipal) control in the area of...

Following are some of the issues and problems that were considered at Russian Government's meetings held in August 2013: a draft law which introduces a special form of on-the-ground control by tax authorities of how banks discharge the functions established by the legislation on taxes and...

At the meetings of the Government of the Russian Federation in July 2013, the following issues among other things were discussed: the draft law which upgrades protection of workers' right to receive a pay in case of a bankruptcy of the employer; the draft law aimed at unification of procedures...

In July 2013, in the regulatory base of the budgetary process the following developments took place: amendments providing for grants in the form of subsidies to legal entities have been introduced into the Budget Code of the Russian Federation; conditions of buying-out of state property by...

In June 2013, at the meetings of the Government of the Russian Federation the following issues among other things were discussed: a draft law which considerably reduces the period of depreciation of intangible assets in the form of an exclusive title to audiovisual products; a draft law which...