Kommersant reported on a pilot project in seven Russian regions.
Two Russian departments, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation have established the parameters by which the reform of remuneration of medical workers will take place.
According to Kommersant, the pilot project will affect 7 Russian regions. They house 440 institutions where the new system will be tested.
As a result, the introduction of new payment rules will affect over 170,000 people, the ministry said.
The Ministry of Labor clarified to the publication that the draft resolution of the departments will be published online for public discussion in the near future.
According to the document, which was at the disposal of the Merchant, the remuneration of medical workers will be formed from two parts of the salary and incentive payments.
The rules are set uniform for the whole of Russia.
The project developers are confident that the salary reform will lead to an increase in the share of salary, as well as the total amount of earnings.
In addition, the level of remuneration will no longer depend on the workload of the employee. But specific values can only be named based on the results of the pilot launch at the regional level.
As Topnews wrote earlier, earlier the Ministry of Labor explained when pensioners will begin to transfer payments of 10,000 rubles.
The British readers of the publication, who are “ashamed” of the country, stood up for Russia.
The British edition of the Daily Mail states that the UK has become dependent on Russia after a gas storage facility in Yorkshire was closed.
The authors of the material believe that the orientation of the authorities to import fuel instead of the decision to develop energy production in their country led to such a situation. And now the British depend on Vladimir Putin’s decisions.
According to RIA Novosti, the UK is among the leaders of the European gas crisis, as the level of its consumption in the country is high. Against the background of a reduction in production at fields in the Northern and Irish Seas, the country is forced to purchase it from other states.
According to experts, energy vulnerability only increases from the supply chain “just in time ” by sea and pipelines, instead of shale gas production in Britain itself.
Four years ago, the last gas storage facility in Yorkshire was closed, which led to a sharp increase in gas prices. As a result, residents will have a difficult winter, because against the background of a shortage of blue fuel, it is extremely expensive.
The rise in prices was provoked by the reorientation to the Asian market, which inflated them above the European ones. And gas storage facilities in the country itself are poorly filled.
The publication also believes that the government of the country will have to make a difficult choice: to keep the growth of tariffs or allow suppliers to increase them.
In this situation, the Daily Express edition notices a political background. It considers the words of Russian experts about the Nord Stream-2 to be a kind of signal sent by Moscow.
According to journalist Jacob Paul, it is the Kremlin that is responsible for the rise in electricity prices in the EU and Britain. And he calls it hardly blackmail on the part of Russia to get a certificate for “SP-2”.
However, readers stood up for Russia Daily Mail. They were ironically accused by Moscow of deliberately restricting the supply of blue fuel to Britain. In their opinion, it is customary to criticize Russia about and without.
So, according to PTFE98, the gas belongs to Russia, and it sets the price it wants. Some users said that the launch of the gas pipeline is being slowed down by bureaucrats from the US and the EU, and Russia has nothing to do with the price increase. And it was the US and Europe that used sanctions to slow down construction.
“Almost wrong, Russia is immediately to blame!”, “the USA was not going to sell gas to Europe… they export gas only a few months a year and import it in winter”, – they wrote.
User Leo Kassan believes that the EU should impose sanctions against the United States for interfering in the European energy market.
“It’s not about Putin, but about British eco-fanatics”, – concluded Leo Kassan.
Third users are sure that the British authorities, who made stupid decisions and did not plan anything in advance, should be responsible for the crisis. And now the British are “ashamed of their country”, as well as asking Russia for something.
Earlier Topnews wrote that the first line of “SP-2” has already begun to fill with gas.
Expert Mikhail Delyagin told what awaits Russians – holders of ruble deposits.
Well-known Russian economist Mikhail Delyagin, in an interview with the media, made a forecast about a new crisis that could occur in Russia.
On the air of the Aurora YouTube channel, he explained that a collapse in the US stock market cannot be ruled out.
In the event of such a development, the whole world will find itself in a crisis that may affect Russia as well.
The expert said that the fall of the American market will inevitably lead to an increase in the value of the dollar, and panic may begin among holders of ruble deposits in Russia.
The ruble may sink a little “ in price, the economist predicts, because all goods on the shelves of Russian stores have a component in value, which is expressed in dollars.
“Therefore, it will seem to many that currency exchange will be the right decision”, – Delyagin predicts, adding that buying American currency can be a fatal mistake.
The reason is that after the takeoff, the dollar will begin to fall in price, and then its indicators will normalize.
As a result, only Russians who are not prone to panic will be the winners. They will be able to maintain the previous level of their savings.
In favor of normalizing the dollar exchange rate, he makes an argument about the state of the US economy, which is experiencing a recession, and its restoration to its previous positions may take many years.
As Topnews wrote earlier, the economist explained how Russia can make money on the US dollar printer.
The regulator has requested from credit institutions all data on transfers of individuals and legal entities.
The media has learned that Russian banks and other credit organizations have received a letter from the Central Bank, which contains a request for information on the control of customer transfers from card to card.
Also, the Central Bank requires to assess the risks that arise during such operations and transfer their lists for June of this year. In the latter, it is required to specify data about the sender and recipient.
RIA “News” with reference to the text of the document reports that the Bank of Russia has also requested data on the mechanisms of control over transfers, the amounts of commissions that organizations receive for them, as well as data on limits on money transfers.
Finally, judging by the document, the Central Bank is interested in how banks identify “droppers” – legal entities and citizens through whom illegally debited money is carried out.
According to the agency’s source, Russian financial departments are discussing the idea of collecting data on recipients of payments. In the event that this initiative receives legislative support, it will be enough for clients to specify only their card number for the transfer.
However, such an innovation will require both changes in the settings of payment systems and in the work of credit institutions themselves, he believes.
In turn, “Kommersant”, having read the document, informs that the response to the request must be provided by the Central Bank by October 18. In response to the publication’s request, the Central Bank stated that the purpose of the document is not to minimize such transactions (P2P transfers), which currently make up a significant part of the payment market.
They called the task the study of banks’ risk management activities that accompany such transfers.
The experts intend to study and identify the best existing practices, and prepare recommendations for everyone else, if necessary.
However, not all market participants perceived the intention of the Bank of Russia positively. A number of them are ready to give up customer service.
According to Alexander Pogudin, a member of the directors of RNCO Payment Center, there are simply no effective methods of controlling transfers if the service is provided by an external client.
“The bank is deprived of the opportunity to assess the legalization risks,” the expert believes, adding that they decided to abandon such a service.
And the manager of RTM Group Evgeny Tsarev admitted that this type of transfers is really often used by scammers.
As an alternative, he called transfers through the Central Bank’s Fast Payment System, which has a different architecture, and the bank can more easily monitor the funds that individuals transfer to each other.
“In the SBP, everything is more complicated in this regard, there is still a mobile bank, a device, a phone number, ”, – said Tsarev, adding that in case of blocking, all cards will become unavailable, which is impossible with P2P transfers.
However, if the SBP gains momentum and such measures are applied, then problems will appear en masse not only for scammers, but also ordinary citizens.
As Topnews wrote earlier, earlier the Bank of Russia announced a scenario according to which a global financial crisis could happen in 2023.
The Ministry expects prices for non-food products to rise by 7.2%.
According to the Ministry of Economic Development, prices are expected to rise by the end of this year, and most of all, according to experts of the department, non-food products will rise in price.
Izvestia writes about this, referring to the forecast of a number of inflation indicators from the Ministry of Economic Development.
Gasoline, construction materials, tobacco products, fabrics fell into the group of goods that, as the agency expects, will rise in price the most by the end of 2021.
Inflation rates in this economic sector are expected to reach 7.2% by December last year.
On average, in 2021, non-food sector goods will rise in price by 6.8%.
The Ministry of Economic Development believes that in the period from 2022 to 2024, inflation in the non-food sector will not exceed the target of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, equal to 4%.
The second in terms of price increase, according to the Ministry of Economic Development, will be food products, not taking into account fruits and vegetables.
The publication writes that here by the end of the year prices will rise by 6.6% compared to last December, and over the year the rise in price will average 7%.
In this sector, inflation is expected to stabilize in the next three years at the level of 3.8%, 3.5% and 3.6%, respectively.
According to the calculations of the Ministry, by the end of the year, food prices will increase by 5.3% on average.
Earlier, topNews wrote that the Central Bank of the Russian Federation raised the rate to 4.5%. This decision was made last spring due to inflation.
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Journalists noted the decline in prices after Putin’s words about his readiness to influence them.
InoSMI drew attention to recent statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who expressed readiness to stabilize rising energy prices.
According to the Financial Times, the words of the leader of the Russian Federation preceded a sharp drop in the global market.
Recall that Putin said that the work on price stabilization should be based on a commercial basis, taking into account the interests of all parties.
According to the Russian leader, soaring gas prices could lead to a restriction of industrial activity and a sharp increase in inflation.
Vladimir Putin supported the proposal of the deputy chairman of the government Alexander Novak to increase the sale of gas on the electronic trading platform of GAZPROM not through the European spot market, but through the stock exchange in St. Petersburg.
After that, gas prices on the market began to fall.
According to information from the auction, gas prices in Europe after a historic high of $ 1,937 per thousand cubic meters on Wednesday lost more than $ 600 dollars a day, and also decreased by 10% to the estimated price on Tuesday.
Nevertheless, analysts surveyed by Izvestia believe that gas prices may soar to $2,500 this week against the backdrop of the approaching winter.
According to experts, the next season may become even colder than a year ago.
In addition, gas may rise in price due to an increase in consumption in China, a decrease in supplies to Europe, as well as due to panic on the stock exchange.
The increase in gas prices in Europe began in early August. At that time, the price per thousand cubic meters was about $515.
Several factors could lead to an increase in prices – depletion of European underground gas storage facilities, a shortage of supply from suppliers and high demand from Asia.
Earlier, topNews wrote that five European countries called for an investigation into the record rise in gas prices.
The Russian President called the situation hysteria and confusion.
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The media reported on the start of Russian gas supplies via the Balkan Stream.
The media reported on the beginning of gas transit to Hungary via the Balkan Stream.
The opening ceremony was attended by the Serbian Interior Minister and the Hungarian Foreign Minister.
Russian blue fuel will be sent bypassing Ukraine via the Turkish Stream and partly through Austria. At the same time, Budapest, commenting on Kiev’s claims, demanded that Ukraine not interfere in the internal affairs of the country.
Gazprom signed a contract with Hungary for the supply of 4.5 billion cubic meters per year last week. The term of the contract is – 15 years.
Against this background, State Duma deputy Alexander Sherin revealed the essence of Hungary’s gas supplies in one apt phrase during a dispute with Ukrainian blogger Sergei Zaporozhsky.
The incident occurred on the air of the project “Time will tell” on “ the first channel ”.
Thus, Zaporizhia stated that it was impractical to supply gas to Hungary via the Balkan route. Thus, he explained the bias of the Hungarians and Gazprom in order to harm Ukraine, as they think in Kiev.
To this, Sherin pointed out to his opponent something that he did not attach importance to.
“Sergey, don’t you know that sometimes it’s cheaper to go around the traffic police post?” – he asked the interlocutor.
The audience reacted to the comment of the State Duma deputy with stormy applause.
In turn, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that Budapest does not take into account Kiev’s opinion on gas supplies.
According to him, if the country needs gas, then the opinion of Ukrainians, whom Hungary treats with respect, can be ignored.
“We need gas. This is reality. You have to negotiate with the Russians. Unfortunately, we cannot take into account the point of view of Ukrainians. I respect Ukraine and wish the Ukrainian people great success. However, on the gas front, I need to meet the interests of the Hungarian people, not the Ukrainian one. – Orban noted.
Earlier, topNews wrote that, according to the expert, Poland’s lawsuit against Gazprom led to a sharp increase in gas prices in Europe. It is reported that the company was forced to pay $3 billion.
Putin called the situation with gas prices in the EU hysteria and confusion.
Five EU countries – France, Spain, Czech Republic, Romania and Greece – issued a joint statement.
In their address, the states announced the decision to conduct an investigation into the causes of the record increase in gas prices in Europe.
As Bloomberg journalist Javier Blas writes on Twitter, the countries also called for the development of common rules regarding the volume of gas reserves to mitigate price spikes.
The States also proposed to increase negotiating positions by strengthening coordination, reform the electricity market in Europe and pointed to the need for energy independence by diversifying the energy supply industry and reducing Europe’s dependence on countries exporting blue fuel.
Against this background, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the situation with gas prices in Europe hysteria and confusion.
He pointed out the need for sustainable development of the energy sector, and also drew attention to the underestimated, in his opinion, the problem of climate change.
“You see what is happening in Europe, there is hysteria and some kind of confusion in the markets, – the president said during a meeting with the government.
He said that it is necessary to switch to alternative energy sources smoothly, and Russia has every opportunity not to make such mistakes.
“We see what certain unbalanced decisions, unbalanced development and sharp shies lead to, – he said.
Recall that in recent weeks, the cost of gas has sharply increased in Europe.
At the beginning of August, securities for the supply of fuel were trading at about $515 per 1,000 cubic meters, then a month later prices rose to $614, and at the end of September they doubled.
Earlier, topNews wrote that the first line of the Nord Stream-2 is being filled with gas.
After this news, there was a sharp change in prices for natural gas in Europe.
Konstantin Ernst has already commented on the mention of his name in the Pandora dossier.
What is “Pandora’s Dossier”?
On October 3, 2021, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published the so-called Pandora Dossier.; (The Pandora Papers), which contains information that the leaders of a number of countries, show business stars and other well-known persons in the world were involved in offshore schemes.
More than 600 journalists from 117 countries studied in detail the archive of the 14 largest offshore registrars. Important stories from Russia took part in the work of ICIJ*.
The investigators told about the offshore transactions of more than 100 billionaires, as well as 35 leaders of world countries and 400 government officials.
The material is based on information from more than 11.9 million files, the total volume of which is 2.94 terabytes, obtained due to the leak of offshore data, called by journalists the largest in history.
Before that, the largest case of leakage of closed documents was called the Panama Archive, which was publicly available in 2016, where it was said about the offshore schemes of a huge number of businessmen and politicians from around the world.
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In the new “Pandora’s dossier ”, in particular, there is a mention of the name of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky who used offshore schemes to get his family profits abroad without declaring these incomes.
It is reported that during the election campaign in 2019, the current leader of Nezalezhnaya transferred to his close friend Sergey Shefir 25% of shares in an offshore company.
Recently, the name of Shefir, who is now Zelensky’s first assistant, appeared in the media in connection with an attempt on an official.
In addition, Zelensky and his associates may be involved in the transfers of $40 million from structures associated with the Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky, who, by the way, according to journalists, was engaged in laundering billions of dollars through shell companies.
In addition to Zelensky, according to investigators, the family of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev was involved in offshore schemes, which earned about 400 million pounds in recent years through the sale of real estate in the UK.
Czech Prime Minister Andrei Babis could use offshore companies to buy a castle in France for $22 million
The documents also mention the Pakistani politician Munis Ilahi and the minister in the government of this country Imran Khan, King of Jordan Abdullah II, former Prime Minister of Great Britain Tony Blair and other world leaders.
The name of Russian President Vladimir Putin is not mentioned in the Pandora dossier.
The stars mentioned in the Pandora dossier
But the materials feature a supermodel Claudia Schiffer and singer sHakira, who appeared in 2019 before a Spanish court for non-payment of taxes. It is noteworthy that during this period, the world star issued new offshore companies in the British Virgin Islands.
Singer Julio Iglesias, according to investigators, opened at least 20 companies in offshore zones, through which he bought houses for $112 million.
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Appears in the dossier“ and the current coach of the football club “mAnchester City”Josep Guardiola Who, while working in Barcelona, hid from the Spanish tax inspectorate in the bank of Andorra about 500 thousand euros received from the Qatari club “Al-Ahli”.
What offshore companies were used by Russian officials and Putin’s inner circle?
The Pandora dossier says that the CEO of Channel One Konstantin Ernst he acted as a secret partner in the acquisition of real estate in Moscow. According to journalists, 39 cinemas, funds for which were allocated by Russian state banks, got into the objects.
It is alleged that Ernst could have received a share in the deal for organizing the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi.
Ernst himself stated that he had never concealed his participation in the privatization deal, stressing that this deal was not compensation for his work at the Olympics.
appears in “Pandora’s dossier” and Svetlana Krivonogikh, whom journalists previously called a close friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Her investigators found an apartment in Monaco for 3.6 million euros and parking for two cars.
The ICIJ lists also mention the family of the head of ROSTEC. Sergey Chemezov. In particular, according to journalists, the 34-year-old stepdaughter of the official Ekaterina Ignatova and her grandmother own assets and property worth 22 billion rubles through Virgin offshore companies, including the luxury 85-meter yacht Valerie and a villa in Spain.
Journalists claim that the former son-in-law of the head of “Transneft” Nikolay Tokarev He has the citizenship of Cyprus, and the head of Sberbank, Herman Gref, held about $50 million in family offshore companies in Singapore, Panama and Samoa about 10 years ago.
The nephew of the Russian leader also appears in the lists published by ICIJ Roman Putin, student friends of the president Victor Khmarin and Nikolay Egorov, head of the AP Anton Vaino, son-in-law of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Alexander Vinokurov, as well as relatives of some Russian officials.
Earlier, topNews wrote that Vladimir Zelensky had offshore companies found. The investigation was published in 2019.
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The businessman also pleaded guilty to one of the charges against him.
Russian banker and businessman Oleg Tinkov has pleaded guilty in an American court to charges of tax evasion under an agreement with the US Department of Justice.
According to the results of the court hearing, he agreed to pay $506 million in compensation.
The trial was conducted online. Tinkov participated in it via video link from London.
It is noted that the above amount is not a fine for punishment, and the verdict will be officially pronounced on October 29.
According to investigators, Tinkov provided false information about his assets after renouncing American citizenship in 2013.
A criminal case was opened in the United States, according to which he was threatened with 6 years in prison.
However, in the lawsuit, the parties reached a settlement agreement and the amount of compensation consists of US tax losses ($240 million), including interest and penalties ($448 million), as well as additional tax liabilities.
In terms of imprisonment, the parties came to the conclusion that the sentence already served for a year in London, when he was restricted in movement, with supervision for a year and a fine of $250 thousand, will be counted as punishment.
