The third issue

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

President of the Russian Federation D. Medvedev proposes to take measures to expand low -rise civil construction at the legislative level. During a working meeting with the leader of the LDPR V. Zhirinovsky, the president said that "the housing problem was, there is and will be one of the most acute problems for some time." “I know,” Medvedev continued, “that the LDPR supports the program for the construction of low -rise housing and considers it correct.”

** Government of the Russian Federation **

All previously adopted budgetary obligations are subject to unconditional implementation under the budget of 2009-2011. This statement was made by Prime Minister V. Putin , opening the government meeting. He recalled that during the development of the budget for 2009-2011. For the first time in practice, the principle of "sliding three-year-old" was applied, that is, budget articles for 2009-2010. Plans for 2011 are specified and simultaneously formed. “At the same time, all previously accepted budget obligations are subject to unconditional fulfillment, this is the logic of the three -year budget,” said V. Putin.

In particular, according to him, the necessary funds should be provided for raising in 2009. Pensions to the level of living of pensioners. The development of education remains the key priority of budget policy. For these purposes, almost 1.4 trillion will be sent from the federal treasury for three years. rub. In parallel in the field of healthcare, the main decisions will be associated with the activation of the fight against socially significant diseases, V. Putin noted. It is also supposed to increase the volume of high -tech medical care.

** Federal Assembly **

The Presidium of the United Russia faction decided to hold on Saturday, July 5, an additional meeting of the chamber to complete the consideration of all planned bills, the representative of the press service of the faction said. It was previously planned that at the last day before the “summer holidays”, the deputies will gather on Friday, July 4.

** Sochi-2014 **

The State Duma Committee on Economic Policy and Entrepreneurship recommended that the bill regarding the seizure of land for the construction of Olympic facilities in Sochi in the second reading. The bill makes amendments to the Law "On the Organization and Conducting the XXII Olympic Winter Games and the XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in the city of Sochi, the development of the city of Sochi as a mountain cubic resort and amending individual legislative acts of the Russian Federation."

According to the member of the Committee, O. Valenchuk , the second reading clarifies the procedure for conducting the state environmental examination of the Olympic facilities, the construction, reconstruction, the overhaul of which is supposed to be carried out on the lands of specially protected natural territories of federal significance.

In addition, a norm is introduced taking into account the interests of investors participating in the construction of Olympic facilities. Initially, according to the bill, land plots for construction were granted Olympstroy corporations for free use or lease, however, it was not provided for the possibility of these rights to transfer. In the new version of the law, it will be stated that the rights to objects built at the expense of investors are transferred to corporations to a long -term lease for a period of 49 years with the ability to transfer rights under such an agreement to the person who financed the construction. Thus, the investment attractiveness of Olympic objects will be significantly increased, the committee believes.

The municipal election commission of Sochi approved the final documents on early elections of the mayor of the resort city, held on Sunday. “ Vladimir Afanasenkov became the new mayor of Sochi, he gained 85.1% of the vote,” said Yu. Rykov, chairman of the municipal election commission of Sochi. In second place is the deputy from the Communist Party Yuri Dzagania (12.18%), in the third, Samom move Viktor Kuzminov (1.95%), the fourth result by Ivan Mokan (0.77%).

** RSPP **

The RSPP calls to take measures of tax stimulating the development of the economy and, first of all, carry out the VAT reform. "The RSPP considers it necessary to use the relevant measures of tax incentives that ensure the innovative scenario of its development," the document said, which the RSPP distributed before the parliamentary hearings in the State Duma dedicated to the tax policy for the next three years. The adoption of such measures is noted in the RSPP, may mean a decrease in the short term of tax revenues of the state budget. However, according to businessmen, one should not be guided only by fiscal approaches in this matter and consider only the amount of income dropping. A decrease in tax burden will create incentives for the development of processing industries and will expand the tax base, as well as ensure the growth of tax revenues as it was when reforming income tax, UST and personal income tax, the Union is sure. In the RSP, it is also considered necessary to reduce the VAT rate. Such measures will contribute to the development of internal-oriented processing industries with a significant number of jobs and high investment activity, explained in the document.

In addition, a reduction in VAT will accelerate the growth of investment and industrial production. According to representatives of the Union, a decrease in the VAT rate should be accompanied by a qualitative increase in its level of collection. Currently, tax collection is at the level of 60-65%. VAT collection must be increased to 85-90%. Significant financial costs of business and state are caused by excessively burdensome VAT administration. RSPP proposes to improve VAT administration. In addition, income tax also needs improvement, and depreciation policy in liberalization also needs, the RSPP believes. The technological lag is not only not extended, but also grows, and radical measures are necessary that would ensure the updating of the fixed assets of enterprises, and which would stimulate the development of processing and the creation of new enterprises. So the RSPI proposes to introduce tax holidays for newly created processing enterprises.

** Resignation and purpose **

President of the Russian Federation D. Medvedev appointed the head of the Main Operational Administration of the Presidential Administration Alexander Gladyshev by his decree. By another decree, the head of state dismissed the head of the Main Operational Administration of the previously held this post by V. Savchenko in connection with his retirement. A. Ladyshev before this appointment was headed by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Federal Complex" Kremlin ".

The Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, V. Putin, appointed Alexei Soldatov as Deputy Minister of Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation. A. Soldatov, before this appointment, worked as the director for the scientific development of the Kurchatov Institute and the president of the Internet provider Relack.

** Economic news **

By the end of 2008, the Central Scientific Research Institute of Non-Burning Metals (Tsnigri) will develop an enlarged preliminary technical and economic justification (feasibility study) of the largest deposit of ore gold of the Sukhoi Log , said the deputy head of the N. Suslov , deputy head of the Irkutsk Region. "The development of the pre -TEO project for the development of dry logs will do the tsnigri," he said. According to N. Suslov, a state contract will be signed in the near future with the institute.

** Companies news **

The chairman of the Board of Directors of OJSC GAZ was elected head of the automobile business of Russian Machines Eric Eberhardson , Gas said in a statement.

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