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Finance Ministry may reduce the estimate shortfall of federal budget revenues in 2013 to 80 billion rubles to 130 billion rubles, First Deputy Finance Minister Tatyana Nesterenko told reporters .

The Ministry of Finance has no plans to review the basic parameters of the budget for 2013. This was stated by First Deputy Finance Minister Tatyana Nesterenko.

"We will not change the budget parameters, total amount of revenues, expenditures and sources of financing the deficit. At least, on the date on which we are now," - she said. T.Nesterenko explained that the proposal does not change the parameters of the budget is due to the desire not to create a risk to stability is the budget system. On this basis the Finance Ministry proposes not to increase revenue options, and make optimization costs.

At a session of the Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport President of Russia Vladimir Putin said that preparation for Universiade is underway in accordance with the schedule. President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, heads of federal ministries and agencies and sports federations participated in the session.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met with Austrian Deputy Minister of Transport, Innovations and Technologies Andreas Reichhardt. Tatarstan Minister of Economy Midkhat Shagiakhmetov, Minister of Transport and Roads Lenar Safin, Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services Irek Faizullin, Chief Executive of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov participated in the meeting.

Property tax can be introduced in Russia since January 1, 2014, said Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Shatalov.
"We assume that the tax will start from January 1, 2014," - he said at a tax conference on Monday.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov met with executives of a French company Telmondis.

 The meeting took place at Tatarstan Government House with participation of Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Head of Republican Press and Mass Media Agency “Tatmedia” Irek Minnakhmetov. Telmondis was presented by President Antoine Perset, Technical Director Pierre Collet, and Managing Director Denis Morliere.

Russia will further consider the issue of participation in the solution of the debt problem of Cyprus, told the Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. "We are on the European Union, Cypriot side agreed to take concerted action to provide support to Cyprus. Now it turns out that the Eurogroup is making independent decisions on the introduction of a single tax on deposits. We did not participate in this decision, but we are expected to participate in the support of Cyprus for restructuring of the loans".

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited Saudi Arabia and participated in opening of Jeddah international economic forum. Jeddah international economic forum is held for the 13th time. About three thousand delegates take part in the event. This year main subject of discussion is provision of expanding population with housing and necessary infrastructure.

During the working trip to Saudi Arabia President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov met with emir of Mecca province Khaled Faisal. The meeting was held within the framework of Jeddah international economic forum.

 President of Tatarstan greeted Khaled Faisal for attention paid to members of Tatarstan delegation.

At a meeting with Secretary General of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said: “The Republic of Tatarstan is intensively cooperating with a number of OIC branches and is willing to develop mutually beneficial relations.” The meeting took place in Jeddah during the visit of Tatarstan delegation to Saudi Arabia.