- February 26, 2015
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In a review of Russian newspapers:
- retaliatory sanctions “contrary to the Constitution”
- Europe exclude Russia from gas partners
- amnesty for the Italian version
- In the village falling wages and rising unemployment
MPs against retaliatory sanctions
Five deputies from the” Fair Russia “- Dmitry Gudkov, Valery Zubov, Sergei Petrov, Sergey Doronin and Mikhail Serdyuk – introduced a bill, the proposed ban government and the president to make independent decisions on economic sanctions, writes “RBC”.
The authors call unconstitutional decision to impose an embargo of the product in August last year – it came as a government decree after decree of President Vladimir Putin on the response to sanctions against the West.
“The ban on the import of benign, safe products for the health of citizens led to the restriction of the constitutional rights of Russian enterprises on economic activity, as for many companies there is no economically reasonable alternative to raw materials, that you have built their technological cycles, “- said in a memorandum.
Dmitry Gudkov believes that the need to use any mechanisms for changing public opinion and putting pressure. Elite, in his opinion, is split on the issue of sanctions: the rise in prices was reflected in them. The MP recalls that the cancellation antisanktsy – one of the slogans of anti-crisis march “Spring”, in which the deputy is going to participate. He hoped that the marchers would support this initiative. “If we do not make the cancellation antisanktsy maybe keep them from extension – sanctions have been imposed for a year,” – he said.
Here infringed the rights that are important to them – the social rights of citizens to live in dignity
The Chairman of the Duma Committee on Economic Policy (must be core to the bill) Igor Rudenskiy said that the draft law had not yet seen, but fundamentally disagree with the fact that it was expedient to coordinate such decisions with the State Duma.
Deputy Head of Chair of Constitutional and Municipal Law HSE Ilya Shablinsky agree that the introduction of economic sanctions against the government of another country requires the participation of Parliament. According to him, the question of the constitutionality deserves special study, though, in his personal opinion, “kontrsanktsii were voluntarist measure” that led to the deterioration of the situation of Russians.
“If we turn to the experience of Western countries, input sanctions against Russia, they are not bothered by the parliaments of consideration of this issue for several months, “- said the director of” Center for Development “HSE Natalia Akindinova. According to her, most experts would be in favor of the sanctions of a personal nature and not “against the consumer market and the poor”.
The vice-president of the Center for Political Technologies, Alexei Makarkin believes that the law will be rejected, but these steps the opposition, he said, may have doubts about the effectiveness of measures antisanktsionnyh. Official said that sanctions – is the answer to Western policy, here is put forward an alternative view that sanctions hit on by the Russians, said the expert. “There are infringed the rights that are important to them – the social rights of citizens to live in dignity. And if the government is going to restrict the importation of drugs, it is a violation of the right to health” – said Makarkin.
Explosive gas scheme
The European Commission on Wednesday released the first official document that describes the steps to create a European Union energy. And the final scheme of creation of the EU energy union may be much more dangerous for Russia than the old, poorly designed proposals for joint procurement of gas, according to “Kommersant”.
“The new version includes a sharp increase in the powers of the European Commission, which can get the right effect on intergovernmental agreements and commercial contracts even actively pursuing external energy policy. It poses a threat to the whole scheme of Russian gas supplies to the EU “, – says the publication.
Sources of the newspaper industry and analysts are skeptical that all ideas will be implemented. But such a scheme is already working in the nuclear industry, as an example of the Third Energy shows that the industry can break the resistance.
The new concept of energy union “has not lost openly anti-Russian”, but on joint procurement of gas is mentioned only in passing, and the main the emphasis is on a more realistic and therefore more dangerous for Russia ideas tells the publication.
The new version includes a sharp increase in the powers of the European Commission, which can get right to influence the inter-governmental agreements and commercial contracts even actively pursuing external energy policy. This poses a threat to the whole scheme of Russian gas supplies to the EU
So, the EC wants to get a significant portion of the sovereign powers of the EU for foreign energy policy Union. According to the EC, the Union must achieve strategic cooperation with Algeria, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and countries in the Middle East. Vice-President of the EC Energosoiuz Maroš Šefčovič even said that in the future hopes to supply gas from Iran (under sanctions, including European) and Iraq.
But Russia – the largest supplier of oil and gas and one of the largest suppliers of coal and nuclear fuel in the EU – in a number of strategic partners was not included. “The EU will consider reformatting the energy relations with Russia will develop when the right conditions,” – this is the only mention in the document of the country.
“The European Commission with the help of energy union wants more powers in foreign policy, but it is doubtful that many States EU ready to give up sovereignty in this area, “- says senior analyst Vygon Consulting Maria Belova. According to her, he finds the idea and support in the industry.
The two sides “Kommersant” in the European gas companies really reacted to the new plan with skepticism. They doubt that the document will be approved by all EU member states (it will be considered at the summit on March 19-20). However, the European gas business was unanimously set against the Third Energy Package, which nevertheless was adopted and is already applied in most Member States.
Small assets get rid of suspicion
In the presidential administration on Thursday to discuss how to spend tax amnesty of capital, the newspaper “Vedomosti”, referring to the words of two federal officials.
The newspaper reminds that amnesty by President Vladimir Putin announced in his annual address to the Federal Meeting: “Do not be dragged by the various bodies, including law enforcement, will not be asked about the sources and methods of obtaining capital”.
However, the international organization to combat money laundering and terrorist financing (FATF) to warn that such a full amnesty threatens Russia’s inclusion in the blacklist, told officials: FATF requires mandatory disclosure of origin of funds.
Officials two months thinking about how to combine with the FATF warning message. Amnesty bill described in the concept of authorized under the President to protect the rights of entrepreneurs Boris Titov. Titov letter will be sent to the President in the near future promises to his representative.
Offers Titov close to the ideas that are discussed departments, a federal official said: amnesty will apply only to offenses committed before the date of the message, its time – 8 or 12 months.
Amnesty proposed to extend to 13 articles of the Criminal Code and 12 administrative and 6 tax offenses: evasion of taxes, customs duties, smuggling, currency crimes and so on. d.
amnestied not required to report the specific methods and instruments of violations, the Federal Tax Service or Federal Financial Monitoring Service will not be required to verify this data. But there is a caveat: if law enforcement officers suspect a person of committing a crime for which no amnesty, they will be able to start an investigation.
The paper describes four such cases. Check the officials and their wives / husbands, as well as those who hold assets in offshore, not communicating with Russia or countries included in the black list of FATF. The fourth reason for testing – the amount of the asset over $ 5 million.
“That is complete forgiveness will not receive a wide range of amnesty: the officials, owners of more or less large assets – indicates partner” Shchekin and Partners “Roman Serb -Serbin – with passion and questioned the owners of offshore purses “.
In the limit of $ 5 million is necessary to look on the other hand, is the liberation of all small assets from any suspicion
But amnestied will not have to pay tax, insisted on the Ministry of Finance. It will be sufficient to pay the declaration payment, only 1-2%.
Business scares such an amnesty. “The cost of the asset exceeds the total of $ 5 million – and the person will receive a complete set of risks against which hid capital” – warns partner “taxman” Roman Terekhin.
“The questions will be to all, and not only to a narrow category officials – warns partner Paragon Advice Group Alexander Zakharov. – It is said that the Federal Tax Service and the Federal Financial Monitoring Service ‘do not have to “check amnestied – they must not tolerate this otherwise amnesty declaration will be broken”.
Titov comments on the bill: “It is the least hard option that FATF may approve, we must give to verify earned people in the civil service or crime. Now on the same type held Italian and Kazakhstan amnesty questions asked – says Titov. – And on the limit of $ 5 million must be look on the other hand, it is the release of all minor assets from any suspicion “.
Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Shatalov and presidential aide Andrei Belousov said that Russia will take into account the requirements of the amnesty FATF, but how to combine it with the promise of the President, does not specify summarizes newspaper.
investments of billions into agro
“Nezavisimaya Gazeta” states that in the Russian countryside falling wages and rising unemployment. Referring to Rosstat, the publication reports: the share of employment in agriculture among the rural population has declined since 2000 by more than half.
On this background, the Russian government confirmed the concern for agriculture. On Wednesday at a meeting of the Agriculture Minister Dmitry Medvedev promised farmers new benefits, lowering interest rates on loans, budget support, and discounts for fertilizers.
People as before did not want to work in agriculture and do not want
In support of the industry has already transferred about 60 billion rubles, said Dmitry Medvedev. Promise the government to support farmers and by providing discounts for fertilizers. “Discount on fertilizers to farmers can be up to 30% of the export price and the price of fertilizers to farmers will be fixed at the level of January-February” – promised the prime minister.
In addition, according to Vice Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, an additional 50 billion rubles., crisis plan of the government, will be used to support an increase in per hectare agro-industrial complex (APC) in the second half of 2015.
Meanwhile, unemployment in rural areas is still one and a half are two times higher than in the city. A farm worker wages twice below the average for the Russian economy.
And it is unlikely the current crisis can be a catalyst for the development of private small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises and farms, experts say. “People are used to not want to work in agriculture and do not want to. Perhaps the current crisis as something will shift things moving, but most likely, it’s unlikely,” – said General Director of the Association of Farmers Sergey Balayev.
“The farmers primarily dependent on loans, and now they have some problems with the seed” – recalls the director of the regional program of the Independent Institute for Social Policy Natalya Zubarevich. A major factor was introduced and last year a ban on grain exports. “Grain exports gave farmers good money. Now, if the state does not affect the situation, it is likely that by the fall of agricultural enterprises will have nothing to pay on the loan” – suggests Zubarevich.
Review prepared by Olga Karaulova, BBC Monitoring Service BBC
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