Boris Berezovsky denied the information that he submitted an application with a request for a resignation. According to RBC, he emphasized that he was not going to submit an application for departure from the post of Executive Secretary of the CIS, because he believes that such a decision is the prerogative of the Council of Heads of the Commonwealth. He said that he sent only a statement to President Yeltsin with a request for his planned vacation.

Neither peace, no war

At the government meeting there is a conversation about debt to state employees. Primakov said that the government has completely paid off billions of billion debt to scientists. At the same time, Primakov said, “extremely important” not to accumulate new debts.

The price of Russian oil Urals (CIF ports of the Mediterranean) on Wednesday rose to the maximum level since the beginning of 1999 - $ 11.14 per barrel, which is 9% ($ 0.92) higher than the value of the price of Spot (one -time deals) Tuesday. The increase in prices for the period from 1 to 10 March amounted to more than 20%.

The chairman of the State Duma Committee on Nationalities, Vladimir Zorin, proposes to create a special structure under the President of the North Caucasus At the end of last week, General Spigun was impudently stolen. On Sunday, the Program of the Public was the Minister of Internal Affairs Stepashin.

Yesterday, at a meeting with representatives of the Union of Small Cities of the Russian Federation, the chief tax authority BOOS said that the maximum income tax rate should be no more than 35% and reminded the audience that the Communists propose to bring it to 48-58%.

Defense Minister Igor Sergeev gave a press conference about Chechnya. He believes that if Maskhadov remains in power, then the situation can be resolved without the intervention of the armed forces. The troops of the North Caucasus Military District are not concentrated on the borders of Chechnya, but are, as usual, in a state of constant combat readiness. So, it follows from Sergeyev’s words, if Maskhadov does not remain, it is not known how everything will turn.

Vladimir Ryzhkov told reporters in the State Duma that the NDR faction introduced for tomorrow's discussion the issue of Makashov’s anti -Semitic activity.

Again, some ambiguity with Berezovsky's resignation. According to the Echo of Moscow yesterday, talking with E. Shevardnadze, Yeltsin said that the CIS executive secretary filed a petition for a resignation. The press - the Georgian President’s service announced after that that if Berezovsky wrote such a paper, then Georgia would not object to his departure.

The state employees will be able to completely pay off the salary debt only by the end of the year, the first deputy minister of finance Viktor Khristenko said. At a press conference following the meeting of the government, which considered the issue of repayment of wage arrears to state employees, Khristenko described as an “extremely optimistic” forecast about the possibility of completely eliminating salary debts by summer.

"Svyazinvest" plays "mother and daughter" On March 11, a meeting of the Board of Directors of Svyazinvest JSC was held, at which it was decided to strengthen control over subsidiaries, or more precisely, over how the subsidiaries attract additional long-term loans. Apparently, Svyazinvest has seriously decided to mobilize internal resources, no longer relying much on the government.

Today will be a meeting of the government, and then the meeting of Primakov with the leaders of the Duma factions and representatives of the presidential administration; Day plans; The CIS secretariat did not confirm to the monitor that Berezovsky wrote a request about the resignation; Chubais will not change the border; They threw an egg at Mikhalkov, the bully was detained; weather; currency; Morning newspapers in the morning monitor .

The Ministry of Justice published a list of parties and movements that will be checked in the near future; Luzhkov can lead the list of "Fatherland"; The Chairman of the Duma Committee on Social Affairs Lisichkin demands Zadornov’s resignation for inability to spend money; Skuratov went to work, without telling the Kremlin about his further plans; Without Luzhkov, the Fatherland will not be able to go to the Duma; and other details of yesterday and here in the monitor

The official ruble exchange rate in relation to the US dollar announced by the Bank of Russia on March 12 is 23.04 rubles ./ $ 1,

Kirill Rogov Time to get out of the bushes with the piano, or about the abuses of freedom Simple, but painstaking Recall that the Prosecutor General of Skuratov resigned on the fascinating day when special forces stormed the offices of Berezovsky firms. In the weak heart of the Prosecutor General, to whom he covered his statement addressed to the president, no one immediately believed.