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ELISEY LEONOV DISCUSSES ISSUES OF REGULATION AND TAXATION OF INNOVATIVE NICOTINE-CONTAINING PRODUCTS IN RUSSIA

09 february 2022

In recent years, there has been an expansion in the line of nicotine-containing products (NCPs) with the primary goal to offer smokers potentially less risky nicotine consumption options compared to cigarettes.

ALEXANDER DERYUGIN “DEMAND FOR RAW MATERIALS IS RECOVERING, AND RAW MATERIALS DOMINATE OUR EXPORTS."

09 february 2022

”Davydov.Index” cites the opinion of Alexander Deryugin, a Researcher at the Gaidar Institute's Budget Policy Department, that Russian exports will grow by 45.7% in 2021.

NATALIA SHAGAIDA: “WHY RUSSIAN FOOD BECOMES MORE EXPENSIVE?”

08 february 2022

Natalia Shagaida, Head of Agrarian Department of the Gaidar Institute, spoke in the new issue of “Dengi. Pryamaya linia” in the “Dozhd” channel about food inflation in Russia and the factors influencing the rise in prices for foodstuffs produced domestically, as well as about the issue of the Russian potatoes.

SERGEY TSUKHLO: “THE SHARE OF COMPANIES CONSIDERING WEAKENING RUBLE A HINDRANCE HAS NOW DOUBLED.”

04 february 2022

”Nezavisimaya gazeta” published comments by Sergey Tsukhlo, Head of Business Surveys Department of the Gaidar Institute, on the results of studies recording a sharp surge in the share of companies feeling a problem associated with the ruble weakening.

Yelena Minina: “Tax rates for cottage owners may change”

20 january 2022

In her op-ed for Davydov.Index, Yelena Minina, Senior Research Associate of the Tax System Development Department, Gaidar Institute elaborates on application of increased tax rates for improper use of land.

NATALIA SHAGAIDA ON WHAT THE AUTHORITIES CAN DO TO ENHANCE THE RELEVANCE OF RURAL FAMILY FARMS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY

19 january 2022

Natalia Shagaida, Head of the Agrarian Policy Department, Gaidar Institute shared her views with the Rossiiskaya Gazeta daily on how the authorities can enhance the relevance of rural family farms in the country’s development.

ALEXANDER DERYUGIN: “REGIONAL FISCAL EQUILIBRIUM DEPENDS NOT ONLY ON THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION, BUT ALSO GEO-POLICY”

18 january 2022

Alexander Deryugin, Research Associate of the Budget Policy Department, Gaidar Institute commented to the Izvestia daily on the dynamics of incomes and regional fiscal equilibrium in 2022.

NATALIA SHAHAGAIDA: “THE AGRICULTURAL CENSUS OUTTURNS DO NOT CLEAR UP THE EXTENT OF CONCENTRATION OF LAND IN HANDS OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS”

17 january 2022

Natalia Shagaida, Head of the Agrarian Policy Department, Gaidar Institute commented to the Rossiiskaya Gazeta daily on the preliminary results of the 2021 micro-agricultural census, showing a decrease in the number of small farms and upturn in the number of large agricultural holdings.

ALEXEI VEDEV: “RECURRENT STAGNATION IS A KEY RISK TO THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY”

15 january 2022

In his interview with AiF, Alexei Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department, Gaidar Institute, Former Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Economic Sciences touched upon the factors which might slow down Russian GDP growth.

ALEXEI VEDEV ABOUT PENSION INDEXATION ABOVE THE LEVEL OF INFLATION

12 january 2022

Alexei Vedev, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Head of the Financial Studies Department, Gaidar Institute commented to the TASS News Agency on the news that the law on pension indexation with underlying inflation accounted for would be approved until the end of January 2022.

SERGEI PRIKHODKO: “PROGRESSIVE SCALE IS UNLIKELY TO REMOVE SOCIAL STRAIN”

10 january 2022

The Kommersant FM Radio published the opinion of Sergei Prikhodko, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Executive Director of the Gaidar Institute on the introduction of progressive tax.

Sergei Drobyshevsky: “At year-end Russian economic recovery turned out to be faster than expected”

31 december 2021

In his interview to the Interfax, Sergei Drobyshevsky, Academic Director of the Gaidar Institute summed up the economic results of 2021 and told about the main challenges to the Russian Economy in 2022 and government measures which needed to be taken to minimize risks and speed up economic growth rates.

Alexander Knobel: “Russia succeeded in limiting partially the effect of the global surge of inflation”

30 december 2021

Alexander Knobel, Head of the Foreign Trade Department, Gaidar Institute commented to the ТАSS, News Agency on the impact of the global inflation surge on the Russian economy owing to introduction of export quotas and damping mechanisms.

Alexei Vedev Called Two Main Challenges to the Russian Economy in 2022

28 december 2021

Russia will have to sacrifice economic growth rates for financial stability, said Alexei Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department, Gaidar Institute to the IА REGNUM on December 28, 2021.

Alexei Vedev Believes that India will Outperform France and the UK

28 december 2021

In 2021 the Indian economy will show growth of 7%−7.5%, Alexei Vedev, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Head of the Financial Studies Department, Gaidar Institute believes. Alexei Vedev commented to the IA REGNUM on the forecasts of Cebr, an UK-based consulting company, that the Chinese economy would become the leading one by 2030. India is expected to outperform France, while Germany leaves behind Japan by 2033.

Natalia Shagaida: “Prices appreciate the most for products which are rarely exported”

27 december 2021

Natalia Shagaida, Head of the Agrarian Policy Department, Gaidar Institute told the Agroinvestor, that prices of goods which were rarely exported, such as potatoes, cabbages and carrots, appreciated the most. Natalia Shagaida commented on President Vladimir Putin’s statement at the annual press-conference that Russia should return to the inflation target of 4%.