Tag: budget

Ukraine Live Day 676: Rada Passes Budget Bill, But Does It Meet IMF Requirements?

December 25, 2015

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Ukraine Live Day 315: New Austerity Budget and Non-Aligned Status Become Reality

December 29, 2014

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Budget Figures Show Putin has Been Preparing for War for Four Years, Nemtsov Says

May 12, 2014

Staunton, May 12 – A government’s priorities and plans are most clearly shown in its budget, and over the last four years, the budgets Vladimir Putin has proposed and imposed are those of a leader preparing for war rather than someone concerned about the needs of the Russian people, according to Boris Nemtsov. In a […]

Citizens of CIS Countries Traveling to Russia Will Be Required to Buy Health Insurance

July 31, 2013

The State Duma decided to amend the entry procedures for foreigners coming to Russia to require them to buy medical insurance. As explained by Alexey Zhuravlev, the State Duma deputy from the “United Russia” party, who initiated the measure, this is necessary in order to stop the illegal “medical tourism,” when citizens of the Commonwealth […]