From January 1, the minimum wage is set in the amount of 5965 rubles, recalls the Finmarket agency, wondering that the year is preparing for us. In 2014, the minimum wage was equal to 5554 rubles and its increase by 7.4% corresponds, as noted earlier in an explanatory note to the law, the actual level of inflation for 2014. In the field of taxation, the property tax on individuals is modernized and transferred to the cadastral value.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated on the new year of 2015 for more than a dozen former and current heads of states, which included both the leaders friendly and representatives of the countries, relations with which in 2014 developed with some tension. So, telegrams were sent to US President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Among the addressees was the honorary President of the IOC Jacques Rogge, but the UN Secretary General of the Kremlin does not mention.

In Lugansk, on December 31, a meeting of the participants in the working group on the situation in the east of Ukraine, which includes representatives of the Ukrainian authorities, as well as the so -called Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) and OSCE observers, ended. It was expected that representatives of another "republic" - Donetsk would come, but they did not arrive at negotiations. At the same time, the meeting participants did not comment on its results and make statements for the press.

The fantastic picture "Star Wars: The Awakening of Power", which goes on December 18 next year, is called the most anticipated release of 2015, the BBC Russian service reports with reference to the study of the American Fandango movie tickets service. In second place is the continuation of another successful Hollywood franchise: "Avengers: Era of the Delibron", followed by "Hunger Games: Jay-Matrum. Part 2".

The Minister of Open Government Mikhail Abyzov requires businessman Viktor Vekselberg $ 488.4 million. Abyzov’s lawsuit and two companies Romos Limited and Fresko Financial Limited (are in confidential management at the Minister) to Vekselberg, Renova Industries and six more companies were filed on December 8 to the East Caribbean Court and the Supreme Court of the British Virgin Islands.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed a number of new leaders in the Ministry of the Interior. New appointments and resignations were carried out against the backdrop of a loud corruption investigation in the department.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on criminal liability for repeated driving in a state of intoxication, TASS reports. The text of the document is published on the official Internet portal of legal information. The norms of the Criminal Code (Criminal Code) of the Russian Federation will now be applied in case of re -control of intoxicated form or refusal of medical examination.

In the past year, a lot of interesting and unexpected things occurred in the Russian real estate market. The year began with great expectations and concerns about the Posterpysk future Sochi, built up and rebuilt in anticipation of the flow of tourists. Unfortunately, pessimistic forecasts have been confirmed so far, however, several Russians adjusted by the winter influx in the Red Polyan, who lost the opportunity to relax abroad due to the collapse of the ruble.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated residents of the eastern regions of Russia on the New Year, 2015. As expected, the head of state changed the background of the performance - if earlier he usually made a speech at the Spasskaya Tower, now the president has performed against the general background of the Moscow Kremlin because the main tower was covered by construction forests.

The company "Mahshire Tnuaa", a Suzuki car importer, announced a recall of Israel over a thousand compact Suzuki SX4 crossovers, Newsru Israel reports. According to published data, the cause of which was a possible defect in the gas tank fastening belt, 1,080 vehicles of this model produced in 2014 are the reason. Owners of cars to be reviewed will soon receive an invitation to visit automatic importers to check their cars, and, if the problem is discovered, its free elimination.

Japan's police detained a man in the capital, suspected of trying to arrange a fire in the Yasukuni Temple on Wednesday. This building is a kind of memorial in honor of the fallen Japanese warriors. Currently, the police are interrogating the detained arsonist, who turned a little over 20 years old, writes The Japan Times . As a result of the fire, one of the external walls of the temple was burned, TASS reports. There were no victims.

The President of the Federation of Jewish communities of Russia (Feor) Alexander Boroda congratulated the Russians on the upcoming New Year, the press service of Feor said. “I wish every person good health, happiness and well -being, harmony with myself, so that all difficulties and problems remain in the outgoing year and, of course, remember the most important spiritual values: kindness, mercy and care for the neighbor,” the portal “Interfax -religion” congratulations of Alexander Beard.

A two -year -old boy accidentally shot his mother at the Walmart supermarket in the American state of Aidaho. The woman died on the site of an emergency, the police have a video of what happened. According to the local Krem television channel, the incident occurred in a supermarket in the city of Hayden. After the shot, the department store was evacuated, the police officers who came to the place found the woman’s body.

German researchers from the institute, the names of Robert Koch studied the circumstances of the death of the first person who had Ebola virus, and came to the conclusion that the first sick Ebola could become infected with the virus after playing with bats. The two -year -old boy Emile Kuamuono, from which the epidemic began, played in the hollow of a tree where a flock of bats lived, scientists in the journal Embo Molecular Medicine said.

The International Project on Corruption and Organized Crime ( OCCRP ) called the person of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the President Vladimir Putin, the Radio Liberty reports. This title is annually awarded to a person whose actions most contributed to criminal activity.