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On July 16 OAO Gasprom Board Chairman, Special Representative of Russian President on interaction with Gas Exporting Countries Forum Viktor Zubkov, who arrived in Kazan with a working visit, was met by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, First Deputy Prime Minister Ravil Zaripov, OOO “Gasprom Transgas Kazan” Director General Rafkat Kantyukov at Kazan international airport. 

Viktor Zubkov is going to visit sport competitions within the framework of Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan and official closing ceremony of World Summer Student Sport Games in Kazan (July 17, Kazan-Arena stadium). 

The Russian government will continue the discussion on reducing the rates of insurance premiums for IT-companies with a population of 7 to 29 people.

The proposal to reduce the premium rates for IT-companies with a population of 7 to 29 people spoke at the session of the Government of the Russian Federation's Minister of Communications and Mass Communications Nikolai Nikiforov. According to him, this measure will improve the comfort and attractiveness of institutional conditions for IT-business in Russia. At present, the reduced premium rates apply to companies with 30 people or more.

The export duty on crude oil from 1 August 2013 can grow to $ 10.6 / t (or 2.9%) - up to 379.8 USD / t 369.2 USD / ton in July 2013 according to preliminary estimates of the formulas established by the federal law on customs tariff regulation, said RBC senior expert of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Alexander Sakovich.

Thus, according to the Ministry of Finance monitoring, from 15 June to 14 July 2013 the average price on Urals crude was USD 105.05375. / bbl. (U.S. $ 766.9 / t). Thus, the marginal rate of export duty on crude oil could reach U.S. $ 379.8 / t

On July 14 Chief of Staff of Russian Presidential Administration Sergey Ivanov arrived in Kazan.

He was met by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and other officials at the international airport “Kazan”.

Upon arrival Sergey Ivanov went to Kazan City Hall to take part in the board meeting of VTB United League. To the point, Sergey Ivanov is the President of VTB United League.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov addressed participants with his welcoming speech. In particular, he noted one more meaningful sports event – the presentation of the 2013/14 VTB United League season and draw - would be held within the framework of Summer Universiade in Kazan.

On July 12 Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kazan. He was met by First Deputy Chairman of Russian Government Igor Shuvalov, Plenipotentiary of Russian President in Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich, Russian Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov at the international airport “Kazan”. 

Vladimir Putin is going to visit a number of sports venues constructed for 27th World Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan. Upon arrival he visited the Rowing Centre, where he had a conversation with sportsmen. They thanked the President for perfect organisation of Summer Universiade. 

The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tatarstan held meetings on July 11 with the heads of financial departments of municipal and urban districts on the execution of local budgets in June 2013 and the expected execution of local budgets in July 2013.

According to preliminary estimates, the surplus in the federal budget for the I half-year 2013. amounted to 306.88 billion rubles., or 1% of GDP. This is stated in the materials of the Ministry of Finance (MoF). During the same period of 2012 the federal budget surplus amounted to 270.7 billion rubles. Thus, the annualized budget surplus increased by 13%.

In June 2013. budget ran a surplus of 115.6 billion rubles. (2.1% of GDP over the last month) against a surplus of 197.7 billion rubles. (3.7% of GDP) in May 2013.

Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tatarstan on behalf of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan I.Halikov held a meeting on the implementation of the program "Accessible Environment". Meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of the RT Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Protection of RT, as well as the Ministry of Health of RT. The main issue discussed was the formation in 2014, the network of basic educational institutions for collaborative learning of people with disabilities and those without one in the Republic of Tatarstan in the framework of the state program "Accessible Environment" for 2011-2015. "

Today Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of Tatarstan Alexei G. Shishkin celebrates his 55th anniversary . After the end of the Kazan Institute of Finance and Economics,  Alexei Shishkin was assigned to the Ministry of Finance, where he was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance in 1995.