According to Prime-Tass, the special representative of Zadornov nevertheless admitted that the government has a variant of the law on gasoline tax: "It is possible to increase excise taxes on gasoline, but all these issues are quite theoretical, since they cannot be resolved before the work of the State Duma, i.e. until the beginning of September." Zadornov also said that the dollar exchange rate and inflation will depend on obtaining a loan, which in June will be 1.5%.

The deputy chairman of the RAO UES Valentin Zavadnikov said that the company is now considering the possibilities for the release of its own bonds. Recall that to a similar extent a little earlier resorted to Lukoil and Gazprom. According to experts of RAO UES, the most promising now can be considered short -term papers with a circulation period of no more than nine months.

The deputy chairman of the Central Bank Vladimir Goryunov confirmed to Interfax Review of the license from ONEXIMBANK, MOSBUSKYBANK, PromStroybank and Intercombanry. According to him, such a decision was made due to the unsatisfactory financial condition of these banks, which was revealed as a result of an examination of the 18 largest banks.

According to the BBC, the command of peacekeeping forces in Kosovo said that the UAC had complied with the requirements at the first stage of settlement, according to which its fighters had to build special warehouses for their weapons until Monday. Now they have three months to fill these warehouses with weapons and transfer them to NATO forces. In addition, from today, militants are forbidden to wear the UAC form and have weapons with them.

Today in the Serbian city of Chachak (180 km. From Belgrade), a rally of oppositionists calling for the resignation of Milosevich and his environment should be held. It is reported by RBC with reference to AFP. The initiator of the rally was the "Union for Changes", which requires extraordinary free elections. This is the first protest after the cancellation of martial law in the republic.

Today in Turkey, the trial of the Kurdish leader Abdullah Ozhalan enters the final stage. He is accused of treason, which, according to Turkish laws, is punishable by the death penalty. Ojalan in his final word pleaded guilty, but asked to keep his life in order to become an intermediary in negotiations with Kurdish militants. Today, the verdict of the court is expected, which, however, should still be approved by the parliament and the president of the country.

Sergei Stepashin, having scared the FSB officers with the “threat of the country's constitutional system,” decided to calm their relative financial situation in Russia. According to the prime minister, in June, industrial production increased by 1.5%, and inflation did not exceed 1%.

The official decision to nominate his candidate for the governors of St. Petersburg in the 2000 elections was adopted by the St. Petersburg branch of Yabloko. He was named the chairman of the political council of the regional party of the Yabloko Center Igor Artemyev. The decision was made during the XXV conference of the Yabloko ROC on June 28, writes the server "Russia. Regions" .

Boris Yeltsin talked today on the phone with Leonid Kuchma and agreed with him about the “informal” meeting in Moscow on July 4, ITAR-TASS reports.

Correspondents of the 1st channel of German television found that the UAC was involved in the drug trade and illegal financial transactions. In their report, they referred to the fact that in the Federal Office for Criminal Cases hundreds of cases have accumulated against organized groups of ethnic Albanians in Germany, which control the import and sale of heroin, as well as engaged in emergence in especially large sizes.

According to RIA Novosti, today, at the invitation of the Yugoslav parliamentarians, the State Duma delegation, headed by Sergey Baburin, arrived at the invitation of the Yugoslav parliamentarians.

The Ministry of Economy intends to exempt foreign investors from the payment of import customs duties, provided that the imported goods will be entered into the authorized capital of enterprises with foreign investment. This was reported to "Interfax" in the Ministry of Economy, clarifying that the relevant project is now being approved.

We publish a new letter from Germany, Nikolai Plotnikov V, how the professor of economics Wolfgang Kremer is trying to save his native German, and the fashion designer Zander wants to be Contemporary and have a Future thinking. Americanisms are in fashion, and national lovers are suspected of cultural chauvinism. So Srry for You, Freddi Schiller.

The special representative of the “eight” in the rank of minister A. Livshits considers his task to promote the flow of money to Russia.

Mikhail Kasyanov said at a solemn meeting dedicated to the anniversary of Witte that by 2002 the government was counting on economic growth of 4-5% of GDP with inflation of not more than 8-10% per year. In addition, over the next two years, export growth is planned and, accordingly, a positive balance of payment balance. As for this year, it should become the year of “leaving the anti -crisis state” and “the formation of a new complex financial policy”.