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The bill on the improvement of the taxation of companies registered in offshore jurisdictions until the end of August will be considered by the government and submitted to the State Duma for adoption in the autumn session. This was stated by Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and members of the Government

In Tatarstan, in 2014 the total amount of funding from the federal and republican budgets under the "Leasing-grant" will be 555 million rubles. These data are announced during a briefing at the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan by economy minister Midhat Shagiakhmetov a speech on "Measures to support small and medium-sized businesses in 2014 in the Republic of Tatarstan."

Rating agency «Fitch Ratings» confirmed the investment rating of the Republic of Tatarstan on the BBB, outlook "negative" (on the same level is the sovereign rating of the Russian Federation). At the conclusion of the agency «Fitch Ratings» it reflects a well-diversified economy of the republic, strong budgetary performance, prudent fiscal management, strong liquidity.

President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has signed the Law of the Republic of Tatarstan "On the suspension of certain provisions of the Budget Code of the Republic of Tatarstan".

In Kazan arrived on a working visit President of JSC "Transneft" Nikolay Tokarev. At the international airport "Kazan" Nikolai Tokarev greeted by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.

The next meeting of the Board of Directors of JSC "Tatneft" held today by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rustam Minnikhanov. The Board of Directors was held in the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan (Kazan). The meeting discussed the budget performance of JSC "Tatneft" for the first half of 2014 and approved the budget for August this year.

The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tatarstan on July 24 held a meeting with heads of financial authorities of municipalities and urban districts on the execution of local budgets in January-June 2014 and the expected performance of local budgets in July 2014.

The total amount of taxes collected in the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan in the first 6 months of 2014 amounted to 191.7 billion rubles, which is 19.5% more than the same period of 2013. These data were presented today at the traditional meeting of finance, treasury and tax departments of the republic in a videoconference

All-Russian conference call on accommodation and welfare unit of persons forced to leave Ukraine today held Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev. The meeting was attended by President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.

With the delegation of the People's Republic of China (PRC), headed by the Director General of the Department of Planning, Finance and International Relations of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Construction of China Xinghua He has met the Acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan Alex Pesoshin.