The other day, President Vladimir Putin urged to the advanced completion of the authority distribution between the state power in the center and in the regions. The economic interests are relevant here – the regional and the all-federal: the order of budget funds, excise, and license payments income distribution.
The day before, in his Sochy residence, the President met with the Cabinet administration to discuss the theme that seemed to be settled after the establishment of the power vertical. The distribution of authority between the federal center and the federation subject was the issue. What are the specifics of this problem raised - Director General of the Center for Current Politics in Russia Konstantin Simonov comments on the topic.
Mikhail Kasianov does not stay abroad, though many well-wishers and evil-wishers advice it. He will return to Moscow by the end of August, said press secretary of the former Prime Minister Tatiana Razbash on Tuesday. According to Izvestia, he can face such powerful propagandistic attack in Russia that his political perspectives concerning leadership in the ranks of the liberal opposition will come to nothing. At least, experts and specialists in political technologies close to the Kremlin are sure of it.
Mikhail Kasianov again appeared on the newspaper pages. This time free PR was a preface written by him for collected articles “Plan of actions for Russia”.
On the eve in his Sochi residence President Putin with heads of the Cabinet of Ministers discussed the subject that after building of the vertical of power had to be removed from agenda. The point is differentiation of powers between the federal center and subjects of the Federation. Konstantin Simonov, Director general of the Center for Current Politics comments on peculiarities of current statement of the question.
Recently, the mass media and experts discuss the military-political situation in the CIS (the Commonwealth of Independent States) and particularly in its Central Asian and Caucuses republics. The both regions are the arena for the so far secret rivalry between the global leaders.
Will it be manageable to reduce the inflation in the Russian economy within the remaining months of this year and next year, bringing it near the developed country’s parameter – 3-4% a year? How should the accumulated finances of the Stabilization Fund be spent and what could be done from this point through the administrative instruments, and what depends on the competent actions of the professional economists?
According to opinion poll, result of which were published by the Russian center for public opinion studies (VCIOM) at the end of last week, majority of Russian citizens cannot call really efficient governors of the regions among actual heads of Federation’s subjects (governors and presidents). The rest citizens of our country feel drawn to Kemerovo governor Aman Tuleev and Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov. According to some political scientists, the reason is that both of them are “strong managers” heading the donor-regions.
