The expansion of the powers of the Federal Tax Service threatens taxpayers and the "stability of law and order" - Opora Rossi The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation has proposed amendments to the tax code that will remove restrictions on the Federal Tax Service (FTS) from issuing its regulations. The federal organization for the support of small and medium-sized businesses "Ufora Rossii" opposed the changes, writes Vedomosti. Removing the restrictions could "undermine the stability of law and order and weaken the guarantees for the rights of taxpayers," the publication reports, citing a business association. Letters with proposals to change the bill were sent to the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation and the head of the budget committee of the State Duma, Andrei Makarov.