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The average price for Urals oil for 11 months of 2013 decreased compared to the same period in 2012 by 2.7% to $ 107.71 per barrel.

The Finance Ministry will create an interactive budget simulator for Russian citizens. With it, people will be able to distribute its own revenues and expenditures of the treasury.

The current state of the economy of Tatarstan and the necessary steps for its development and measures discussed by the participants of the meeting "On the main trends of socio-economic development of the Republic of Tatarstan" . House meeting chaired by the President of the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, as the discussion was attended by Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov , members of the Government of the Republic. Opening the meeting, the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov noted slowdown of the world , and with it the Republican economy. " There is some slowdown , and we , on the basis of the current situation, need to understand what measures should be taken ," - said R.Minnikhanov .

The Finance Ministry proposed in 2015 by 2.3 times to increase the rate of water tax, as from next year will be increased rate of payment for use of water resources.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev approved the rules for the award of public contracts for a period exceeding limits of budgetary obligations.

Cyprus and Luxembourg can get to the list of offshore companies Ministry of Finance, if these countries fail to comply with the obligation to provide information for tax purposes, provided agreements with Russia, told reporters Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Shatalov.

Officials of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tatarstan participated in a workshop for officials of the executive authorities of the Republic of Tatarstan, responsible for anti-corruption expertise, entitled "Organization and carrying out anti-corruption examination regulations and draft regulations", organized by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tatarstan on November 29 held a videoconference with the heads of the executive committee, the financial authorities of municipalities and urban districts, territorial divisions of Treasury department of MF RT on budget execution in 2013 and activities related to the approval of the budget for 2014 and the planning period between 2015 and 2016. The meeting was also attended by representatives of ministries and departments.

Minister of Finance of the Republic of Tatarstan Radik Gaizatullin held a public lecture at the Institute of Management and Territorial Development of Kazan (Volga ) Federal University. At the lecture students of the Institute of financiers were able to get acquainted not only with the main parameters of the consolidated budget of the republic, but also with the intricacies of the budget process. Radik Gaizatullin touched issues of budgeting at all levels, issues of separation of powers and intergovernmental fiscal relations arising during the implementation of the revenue and expenditure sides of the budget during the lecture. Subject of debt and recently increased international credit ratings of the Republic of Tatarstan issues were covered as well.