The third issue

** President of the Russian Federation and his administration **

President V. Putin
- Signed

... The Federal Law "On the Federal Budget for 2006", the main feature of which is the formation of its expenses taking into account four priority national projects - "agro -industrial complex", "healthcare", "education" and "housing".

... Laws on the ratification of agreements between the governments of the Russian Federation, the Korean People's Democratic Republic, Mongolia and Laos on the promotion and mutual protection of captures.

- During the meeting of the State Council dedicated to the implementation of national projects, he said that

... The regulatory framework for launching four priority national projects has been prepared.

... "Ideology does not imply a passive distribution of money, or, especially, replacement at the expense of federal funds of its own regional and local programs in the field of healthcare, education, housing and agrarian sphere."

... The governor’s corps should be eager to spend the resources allocated for the implementation of national projects.

... The regions have to closely coordinate the purchases and installation of equipment, the construction of new facilities, and determine the recipients of additional medical services.

... Regions "will invest in projects and their own resources, based not only from their profitable capabilities, but also of competently organized management work."

* * * First Deputy Prime Minister D. Medvedev said that

... "It is necessary to create a full -fledged system for monitoring the implementation of priority tasks." Power departments and the Prosecutor General’s Office will be connected to this work, he said.

... At the federal level, the government from today has switched to daily monitoring of measures to implement national projects:

* * * Control over the financing of the implementation of national projects will be carried out in conjunction with the control department of the Presidential Administration, said the head of the Accounts Chamber S. Stepashin at a meeting of the Federation Council.

** Government of the Russian Federation **

Prime Minister M. Fradkov signed an order, which approved the proposal of the Ministry of Economic Development to give an agreement on the signing of an agreement between the Government of Moscow and the Government of Belarus on the Council of Business Cooperation of the Russian capital and the Republic of Belarus.

** Federal Assembly **

Council of the Federation

Council of the Federation

- approved

... The law regarding the activities of non -governmental organizations in the Russian Federation (NGOs).

... Amendments to the laws "On the General Principles of the Organization of Legislative and Executive Bodies of the State Verification of the constituent entities of the Federation" and "On Political Parties", allowing political parties to offer their candidates for the post of governors.

... The law on the replacement of the fee for the use of water bodies of water tax in the list of taxes and fees paid by the investor when fulfilling the agreement on the division of products.

... the law "On the Special Economic Zone in the Kaliningrad Region".

... The Law "On Amendments to the Federal Law" On Joint -Stock Companies "and some other legislative acts of the Russian Federation" clarifying the procedure for acquiring large packages of shares of joint -stock companies.

... The law extending the licensing period of appraisers and auditors. The document involves the preservation of state licensing in the field of evaluative and audit activities until January 1, 2007.

... The Law "On Amendments to the Part The First Civil Code of the Russian Federation and the Budget Code of the Russian Federation". The law is aimed at coordinating bankruptcy legislation with the norms of the civil and budget codes and the elimination of contradictions between them.

... The law establishing new requirements for the placement of territorial planning documents and their projects, as well as the rules for land use and development. In particular, the changes oblige the bodies of state power and local self -government to publish the most important documents provided for by the Code on official sites.

... The Law "On Amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses", which provides for an increase in the size of administrative fines for violation of the legislation of the Russian Federation on the protection of the environment - non -compliance with environmental requirements.

- ratified the agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the International Union of Electric Network on the establishment of the zonal representation of the International Union of Electro Square in Russia.

The Federation Council officially completed the autumn session. According to the speaker of the chamber S. Mironov , "the key points of the session were the legislative support of four national projects that the president proclaimed on September 5." “Any tasks set by the president are on the shoulder,” the speaker emphasized. The first plenary session of the spring session of the Federation Council will be held on January 25.

** Regional news **

For three years, as part of the implementation of national projects, the Krasnoyarsk Territory may receive more than 40 billion rubles from the federal center, said the head of the region A. Khloponin . According to the governor, in 2006, the Krasnoyarsk Territory, as part of the implementation of federal projects, will have to master more than 20 billion rubles. “There are so many investments, we have not yet had to master. There is a difficult and painstaking work to do,” the governor said. A. Khloponin emphasized that already in 2007 the region should be ready for even more federal investment.

The program of mastering the lower Angara region will be entered into the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation until February 1, 2006, said A. Tikhonov, deputy head of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. According to him, by March 1, the document should be submitted to the Russian government. Then the program will apply for funds from the Federal Investment Fund.

The mayor of Moscow, Yu. Luzhkov , said that the capital is not completely ready for the implementation of national projects. “The normative framework for the implementation of four national projects at the Moscow level in full by January 1 is ready, of course, will not be,” he admitted.

** Political parties and movements **

The leader of the Rodina party, D. Rogozin , said that he considers it necessary to unite the Communists and "Motherland" into a single coalition. “We are ready for any connection - for organizational, for joint political actions, to a series of political shares, and so on,” he said.

Former leader of the Russian Party of Pensioners (RPP), State Duma deputy V. Gartung said that

... made a decision on his exit from the RPP ranks.

... So far, he does not intend to enter into any of the existing parties, but will engage in social activities, including the children's charitable foundation created by him eight years ago.

... Most likely, it will not run for deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation in 2007.

... intends to reach the European Court of Human Rights and achieve the abolition of decisions of the courts of Chelyabinsk and Moscow, regarding the refusal to register the party list of the RPP in the past elections to the Legislative Assembly of the region and the abolition of the results of the RPP congress.

** Scandals and incidents. Rumors **

Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow sentenced the ex-head of the Russian Federal Property Fund / RFFI / V. Malina to 4 years in prison. It is found guilty of commercial bribery and abuse of authority.

** Resignation and purpose **

A. Ilylarionov resigned from the post of adviser to the President of the Russian Federation on economic issues. "I gave a petition to my employer and I think that in the near future it will be satisfied," he said. “As long as there was an opportunity to do something in this post, including the opportunity to say,” I considered it important to stay here. But until recently, no one put me any restrictions on the expression of their point of view. Now the situation has changed, ”A.lylarionov said.

** Economic news **

In the next two years, more than 30 billion rubles will be allocated for the implementation of the national project "Development of the agro -industrial complex", said Minister of Agriculture A. Gordeev . He noted that only in 2006, 16 billion rubles are allocated from the budget for this project. Another 17.5 billion rubles, according to the minister, is planned to be allocated in 2007.

The chairman of the board of the Pension Fund of Russia (PFR), Batanov, said that

... 245 thousand citizens chose a non -state pension fund (NPF) or a private management company (UK) to invest the funded part of the pension.

... PFR invested in 2005. In stateboards to manage funds going to finance the funded part of the pension, about 70 billion rubles.

... PFR in December "took" 30 billion rubles in the stab fund. To cover the cash gap. According to him, the decision to cover the cash gap at the expense of the stab fund was made by the Government of the Russian Federation 3-4 days ago. Answering the question of whether the FIU will return the money to the stab fund, G. Batanov noted that the government will make this decision, and 30 billion rubles "will probably remain as passing the remains for 2007 for a cash gap."

If Ukraine begins the technical selection of gas in 2006, this will be regarded as the theft, the press secretary of the Chairman of the Board of Gazprom S. Kupriyanov said, “commenting on the statement of the Ukrainian Prime Minister Yu.Shuskanurov about the selection of a 15% of the Russian gas pumped under its territory.“ This is an irresponsible legally illiterate statement aimed at the squadron of Russian-Ukrainian Relations and undermining the trust of the European community to Ukraine as a transit country, ”S. Kupriyanov emphasized.

* * * The Russian side agreed to a phased transition to the new principles of relations in the gas sector proposed by Ukraine. This was announced today by the Minister of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine I. Plachkov .

* * * S. Kupriyanov called "absolutely inconsistent" the statement of the Minister of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine I. Plachkov that Russia agreed to a phased transition to new gas prices proposed by Ukraine.

** Banking news **

The vice-president of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) I. Toklikov said that it was necessary to transfer issues of issues of securities of banks to the Federal Service for Financial Markets (FSFR) from the Central Bank. “Today we have almost completely absent such an asset type as banks' shares. This is due to which process of regulation exists in the Central Bank for emission. This, of course, must be changed, and the faster, the better, because it can be a serious reason for increasing risks inside the banking system. On the other hand, this restrains the growth of the stock market,” he said.

** Companies news **

The Director of the United Machine-Building Plants Director of the Czech company Skoda-Stel Marek Krsek was appointed director of the OMZ-Spotsstal division. In this position, he will replace Igor Gorsky , who headed the OMZ-Spotsstal since January 2003

Read about the further development of events in the next issue of the monitor at 19 o’clock.