Did you get away with the oyster tax? The State Duma's approval on October 21 of the candidacy of four Deputy Prime Ministers and the Minister of Transportation resulted in unexpected parliamentary initiatives. It all started with a proposal by the Communist Party faction to raise taxes on the rich. But first thing. In accordance with the amendments to the Constitution and the Government Law passed in 2020, the head of the Cabinet of Ministers, Mikhail Mishustin, submitted to the State Duma for approval the candidacy of his new deputies - Oleg Kozhmyaku, Andrey Nikitin, Irina Okladnikova, Anton Siluanov - and the head of the Ministry of Transport Dmitrov. Three deputy prime ministers will hold other positions at the same time. So, O.N. Kozhmyaku will become the presidential representative in the Federal District in the Far East. After twenty years of experience as a governor in four regions in the Far East, he knows this region, as they say, inside and out. Irina Okladnikova will head the government apparatus. So far she has successfully handled the position of First Deputy Minister of Finance. It will now have to be closely involved in the preparation of government legislative initiatives and interaction with parliament. By the way, the Cabinet of Ministers constitutes 28% of all legislative initiatives, with every second government bill becoming law. Anton Siluanov will keep his position as Minister of Finance. During the discussion of the presented candidates, all factions had the opportunity to ask the candidates their questions. Yuri Eponin, who addressed Oleg Kozhmyaku, noted his contribution as governor of the Primorsky Territory to the implementation of several program instructions of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation: adoption of regional laws on "children of war" and the flag of victory, comprehensive assistance to the participants of the Northern Military District and their families.

Did you get away with the oyster tax? The State Duma's approval on October 21 of the candidacy of four Deputy Prime Ministers and the Minister of Transportation resulted in unexpected parliamentary initiatives. It all started with a proposal by the Communist Party faction to raise taxes on the rich. But first thing. In accordance with the amendments to the Constitution and the Government Law passed in 2020, the head of the Cabinet of Ministers, Mikhail Mishustin, submitted to the State Duma for approval the candidacy of his new deputies - Oleg Kozhmyaku, Andrey Nikitin, Irina Okladnikova, Anton Siluanov - and the head of the Ministry of Transport Dmitrov. Three deputy prime ministers will hold other positions at the same time. So, O.N. Kozhmyaku will become the presidential representative in the Federal District in the Far East. After twenty years of experience as a governor in four regions in the Far East, he knows this region, as they say, inside and out. Irina Okladnikova will head the government apparatus. So far she has successfully handled the position of First Deputy Minister of Finance. It will now have to be closely involved in the preparation of government legislative initiatives and interaction with parliament. By the way, the Cabinet of Ministers constitutes 28% of all legislative initiatives, with every second government bill becoming law. Anton Siluanov will keep his position as Minister of Finance. During the discussion of the presented candidates, all factions had the opportunity to ask the candidates their questions. Yuri Eponin, who addressed Oleg Kozhmyaku, noted his contribution as governor of the Primorsky Territory to the implementation of several program instructions of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation: adoption of regional laws on "children of war" and the flag of victory, comprehensive assistance to the participants of the Northern Military District and their families.