Tax and investigative agencies coordinate amendments on tax crimesRussia’s Federal Tax Service and the Investigative Committee have worked together on amendments to the Criminal Procedural Code that would allow investigators to open cases without Federal Tax Service authorization, Vedomosti newspaper writes on Friday.11:47 20.06.2014
US firms could be prohibited from consulting Russian state companiesA law is being drafted in Russia to prohibit the US consultancies’ representative offices and subsidiaries from consulting Russian state companies, Izvestia newspaper wrote on Thursday.12:31 19.06.2014
Russian upper house passes bill on citizenship for foreign investorsThe Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, on Wednesday passed a bill on granting citizenship to foreigners who invest more than 10 million rubles ($287,278) in Russia, or who have a Russian diploma and have worked here for at least three years.14:50 18.06.2014
Russian parliament to review space cooperation agreement with CubaRussia’s government has forwarded a bill on the ratification of a peaceful space cooperation agreement with Cuba to parliament, the cabinet wrote on its website Wednesday.11:46 18.06.2014
State Duma adopts bill on providing information by Russian banks under FATCA statuteThe State Duma on Tuesday adopted in the first reading a bill to allow Russian financial institutions to provide information about US taxpayers and to oblige foreign financial institutions to report Russian taxpayers to Russia’s Federal Tax Service.16:15 17.06.2014
Kiev’s unilateral demarcation of Ukrainian-Russian border not legitimateAlexei Pushkov, Head of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, pointed out that border demarcation could not be unilateral and the border marked by Kiev would not be legitimate.11:42 17.06.2014
State Duma Committee supports bill on payment card system operation in RussiaThe State Duma Committee on Financial Markets has recommended that a bill which would expand the authority of the cabinet of ministers to ensure uninterrupted service of the international payment card systems should be adopted in its first reading .17:12 16.06.2014
Russia not to impose sanctions over possible Kiev - EU associationRussia will not introduce any sanctions against Kiev if Ukraine signs an association agreement with the EU, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a news conference.17:12 10.06.2014
Russian parliament to consider penalties for illegal abortionOn June 18, the State Duma will hold a second reading of a bill on penalties for illegal abortion. The date was proposed by a committee for the Chamber on Constitutional Legislation and State-Building.16:32 09.06.2014
Tax officials could be fined for damages and losses they cause to taxpayersTax officials could be fined for damages and losses they have caused to innocent individuals, read the amendments to the Administrative Offenses Code that were submitted to the State Duma on Monday, the lower house has written on its website.14:57 09.06.2014
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022