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Stepan Zemtsov, Senior researcher, Innovation Economics Department at the Gaidar Institute, supported the idea to involve general public towards articulation of a regional development strategy for the Yaroslavl region. This was told by the "Club of Regions". Stepan Zemzov highlighted that this activity is a part of any smart strategy.

Konstantin Kazenin, Senior researcher, Center for Political Economy and Regional Development at the Gaidar Institute, shared his opinion with the “Club of regions” on amendments of administrative boundaries between the North Ossetia and Ingushetia.

Konstantin Kazenin, Senior researcher at the Gaidar Institute, believes that non-payment of housing and utilities enterprises in Dagestan can be solved only through the transfer of energy facilities to a single owner and enhanced explanatory campaign among households. Thus, he commented to “RIA Dagestan” on the news about growing debt for consumed electricity of housing and utilities enterprises.

Natalia Shagaida, Head of Agrarian Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented to “News.ru” on the growing panic among traders due to emerged difficulties associated with grain export.

Natalia Shagaida, Head of Agrarian Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented to IA“REGNUM” on the news that every year fewer and fewer people in Russia make food preserves for the winter. In her opinion, the pandemic stimulates Russian citizens to expand their production.

According to Alexander Deryugin, the Researcher of the Budget Policy Department, and Ilya Sokolov, Head of the Budget Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, government amendments to the draft budget for 2021-2023 specify cost items aimed at mitigating the impacts of the crisis and have a clear social orientation. The TASS quotes the opinion of the experts.

Ilya Sokolov, Head of the Budget Policy Department at Gaidar Institute, commented to “Nezavisimaya Gazeta” on the reform associated with the optimization of development institutions (DI). According to Mikhail Mishustin, the Prime-Minister, their functions overlap with federal executive authorities and commercial organizations.

Pavel Trunin, Director of Center for Macro-Economics and Finance at the Gaidar Institute, commented on the UN forecast to IA REGNUM, whereby the global economic recession could constitute about 4.3% by the end of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

On November 18, “The Insider” published an article by Irina Starodubrovskaya, Head of Center for Political Economy and Regional Development at the Gaidar Institute, in which she ponders why Islamism cannot be viewed as a unified ideology, and how the competition of views in Islam can help to cope with aggressive radicals.

Sergey Tsukhlo, Head of Business Surveys Department at the Gaidar Institute, shared with “Kommersant” the first November findings of business surveys as of November 17.

The article in the “Kommersant” cited that flat PIT rate survived 20 years in Russia. However, on the President’s initiative, those receiving over Rub 5 million per year will pay 15% from part of their earnings as from January 1. Although, the experts of HSE suggested to increase the tax for the wealthy up to 20% for incomes over Rb12 million, and for those having an income exceeding Rb24 million, to pay back 24% to the state.

Natalia Kornienko, Head of Tax System Development Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented in the interview to radio “Sputnik” on the Government Decree to prolong tax holiday for enterprises and individual entrepreneurs for three months.

The draft federal budget for 2021 and the planning period 2022-2023 submitted by the Russian government to the State Duma provides for the use of funds received from the privatization of federal property as a separate source of financing the federal budget deficit.

Natalia Kornienko, Head of Tax System Development Department, stated to radio station “GovoritMoskva” that an incremental PIT counters the interests of households and exacerbates social tension.

Sergey Tsukhlo, Head of Business Surveys Laboratory at the Gaidar Institute, believes that ruble strengthening rather than weakening always contributes to the growth of investments in the Russian industry. The “Kommersant” cites the opinion of the author of the industrial enterprises surveys”.