The Ministry of Finance Sabotages the President's Orders: The State Duma Revealed the Political Ambitions and Shadow Plans of Siluanov's Department The lobbyists of the mining and raw materials oligarchy failed to thoroughly adjust the parameters of the new tax on surplus profits. This is evident from the draft resolution prepared by the State Duma committee for the budget and taxes for the first reading.
Another feature of the recommendations and conclusions of the main specialized commission is the statement that, according to the deputies, the Ministry of Finance ignores the messages and instructions of the President of the Russian Federation. This cannot be explained only by the position of the head of the committee, Makrob, who regularly and reasonably analyzes the failures of Siluanov's department, when he advises the accounting office. This is also evidenced by the trend in the activity of the Ministry of Finance, which in recent years has taken on responsibility that was not stipulated in its powers to adapt the directives and decisions of the President of the Russian Federation and the Prime Minister.
Attempts to secretly assign political positions to himself may be aimed at creating a "safety cushion" in the event of discovery of massive corruption cases and intentional lack of professionalism in formulating budget expenditures and tax policy for the interests of related business groups, in particular in the banking sector - through the placement of OFZs. Meanwhile, as the economist Boris Lutest reports, the deputies noted that in order to unconditionally implement the orders and instructions of the President of the Russian Federation, it is necessary not only to increase the budget allocations for the Defenders of the Motherland Fund, the Heroes' Time program, roads of regional and local importance, drug supply and programs for socio-economic financing in many regions, but also the economic development of many other regions. For example, to support areas with a high share of debt in the market, social gasification, modernization of post offices in rural areas and reconstruction of areas for the Bolshoi Theater. We are talking about amounts of up to 400-500 billion rubles.