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The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tatarstan, held meetings with the heads of the financial authorities of municipalities and urban districts for execution of local budgets in January and expected execution of local budgets in February 2013.

Tatarstan Industry and Trade Ministry top officials today hold a joint meeting with Tatarstan Economy Ministry counterparts, with President of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, attending. Other attendees are Russian deputy industry and trade minister, Gleb Nikitin, and other officials.

Today a meeting of Committee of the State Council of Tatarstan on Budget, Taxes and Finance, which examined three national and four federal laws.
Heads and representatives of various ministries and departments were inveted to discuss issues related to changes in the Budget Code of the RT, the RT Law "On investment tax credit.

Considering the amendments, the 2013 budget revenues and expenses are to total 15,646 thousand roubles

Russian Agricultural Bank (Rosselkhozbank) (RTS: RSHB) intends to expand its loan portfolio by three- to four-fold to 3.1-4.1 trillion rubles by the end of 2020, according to the bank's new development strategy for the period until 2020, which has been published on its website, reports Interrfax.

Gross income of Tatarstan communications industry accounted for 44 bln rubles in 2012. Share of the industry in republic’s GRP made 3.15 per cent. Such information was given by Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, Minister of informatization and communications Roman Shaikhutdinov at a board session of the ministry. 

The session took place in the Kazan IT-park with participation of Russian Minister of communications and mass media Nikolay Nikiforov and President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. 

The official website of the Ministry of Finance is third among other websites of Tatarstan's agencies

The Republican mass ski competition "Tatastan Ski Track-2013"  was held in Kazan city  on February 10 as part of the All-Russia mass ski races "Ski-track of Russia - 2013" which is one of the biggest sporting events of the country.

Russia's Finance Ministry allows increasing the budget financing of the infrastructure by reviewing other, inefficient budget spending, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov.

Russia's broad-definition monetary base shrank 14.5% to 8.425 trillion rubles in January, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) said on its website, reports Interfax.