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RF Econ Development Min not hampers creation of new gaming zones
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MOSCOW, July 14 (Itar-Tass) - The Russian Economic Development
Ministry does not hamper the creation of a gaming zone in the Primorsky
Territory, Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina said on Monday
disproving statements of the region's head to the effect that the ministry
impedes the work.
"We do not impede anything specially - there were questions to the
business plan that was presented in the Primorsky Territory," she said.
"It was also about the provision of a forest plot, what is planned to
do with it - to deforest it or not, and there were questions on the
private investment source," Nabiullina explained. "As they have answered
us now, it is planned that the forest will be used for recreation and it
will not be cut," she continued.
"Besides, we are currently considering answers presented by the
Primorsky Territory administration, in any case we need stable business
plans with clear answers to all set questions," Nabiullina said.
Russia banned casinos and gaming centres situated beyond the four
specified gambling zones, as of July 1. The law bans gambling beyond the
four specified zones except bookmaker's desks and pari-mutuels licensed by
the Russian Federal Taxation Service. The law stipulates that gambling
business shall move to the four specified zones in the Altai, Maritime,
Kaliningrad and Rostov regions where gambling was permitted under control
of the regional authorities authorized to issue gambling licenses.
Gambling was outlawed on the entire territory of the country except
the four specified zones as of July 1 and shall be prosecuted by law in
the event of violations, the Federal Taxation Service said.
The Federal Taxation Service terminated its functions of
administrative regulation of the gambling business as of July 1. By the
deadline the Federal Taxation Service had collected information about the
number of gambling establishments and their concrete location, which was
brought to the notice of the Russian Interior Ministry, FSB, the
Prosecutor's Office and local bodies of power on territories of the
Russian Federation.
The biggest number of gambling establishments were registered in
Moscow. By January 1, 2009 a total of 48,034 facilities subject to
gambling tax had been registered in the city. By June 15 their number
dropped to 21,143 or almost twofold.
However, in a number of regions no quantitative changes in the
gambling industry were effected. The Russian Federal Taxation Service
urged the regional administrations to intensify the anti-gambling
campaign, except the four specified territories where gambling is
permitted as of July 1, 2009.
Earlier, the Federal Taxation Service had cut short gambling
activities disguised as lottery, bookmaker's offices, and Internet clubs.
Since the beginning of 2009 the Federal Taxation Service has denied
licenses to 135 lottery organizers for reasons that their lottery
equipment might be used for gambling purposes. The same arguments were
used to deny licenses to organization of gambling at bookmaker's offices
and pari-mutuels. The functions of tracking down and preventing illegal
gambling have been turned over to law enforcement bodies. The Federal
Taxation Service shall provide information on a permanent basis to law
enforcement bodies and bodies of state power about all incidents of
illicit gambling.
The expulsion of casinos and other gambling joints out of Russian
cities to internal enclaves will be rather good than bad for the nation,
an overwhelming majority of Russians (70 percent) said in a VCIOM opinion
poll.
The operation of all gambling outlets was terminated on July 1 in the
whole territory of Russia but for four would-be special zones in the
Primorsky Territory, Altai Territory, Kaliningrad Region and on the border
between the Rostov Region and the Krasnodar Territory. A mere fourteen
percent suspect the measure will cause harm. The others remained uncertain.
The most popular solution in the new situation is a comprehensive ban
on gambling (one in three of the polled think so - 33 percent). Twenty
eight percent have not made up their mind yet what to do. Some have
discovered an alternative - nine percent will be playing in Internet
casinos, eight percent will opt for lotteries and other games, five will
be visiting poker clubs, and three percent, travel to other countries to
gamble there. A tiny one percent said they will visit gambling zones
inside Russia and as many will use the services of bootleg outfits.
The same opinion poll indicated that a mere six percent of Russians
are prone to gambling - two percent like cards and slot machines, one
percent, casinos and other gambling resources. Horse races are not very
popular. An overwhelming majority of Russians - 94 percent - are
indifferent to gambling.
The national public opinion studies center conducted the poll on June
27-28. An audience of 1,600 was questioned in 140 communities and cities
of Russia's regions. The statistical error margin was 3.4 percent.
-0-
.Gas tariffs for industrial consumers to grow 15% in 2010-minister.
MOSCOW, July 14 (Itar-Tass) - For industrial consumers the indexation
of natural gas tariffs starting from January 1, 2010 will be 15 percent,
Russian Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina told journalists
on Monday on the results of a meeting of the RF government's presidium
that approved the forecast of the country's socio-economic development for
2010-2012.
"The indexation in the electric power sector is 5 percent for
regulated tariffs, but we should take into account that a major portion of
electric power will be sold on the free market," the minister noted.
As for the cargo railway transportation, the tariff indexation here is
planned at 9.4 percent, she said.
-0-
.Dealers to be fined for discrimination on market - FAS.
MOSCOW, July 14 (Itar-Tass) - The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service
(FAS) will impose fines on the participants in the trade activity for the
use of discriminatory practices from 500 thousand to 1 million roubles,
FAS chief Igor Artemyev told journalists on Monday commenting on the law
on trade approved by the RF government.
Besides, he noted, executive directors of companies will be brought to
criminal responsibility - imprisonment or disqualification - for
non-compliance with court decisions.
"The fines will be imposed by the antimonopoly body, there will be no
negotiable fines, we decided to set in the Code of Administrative Offences
the maximal fine of 1 million roubles, the bracket will be 500 thousand to
1 million roubles," the FAS head said.
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MOSCOW, July 14 (Itar-Tass) - The Russian Economic Development
Ministry does not hamper the creation of a gaming zone in the Primorsky
Territory, Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina said on Monday
disproving statements of the region's head to the effect that the ministry
impedes the work.
"We do not impede anything specially - there were questions to the
business plan that was presented in the Primorsky Territory," she said.
"It was also about the provision of a forest plot, what is planned to
do with it - to deforest it or not, and there were questions on the
private investment source," Nabiullina explained. "As they have answered
us now, it is planned that the forest will be used for recreation and it
will not be cut," she continued.
"Besides, we are currently considering answers presented by the
Primorsky Territory administration, in any case we need stable business
plans with clear answers to all set questions," Nabiullina said.
Russia banned casinos and gaming centres situated beyond the four
specified gambling zones, as of July 1. The law bans gambling beyond the
four specified zones except bookmaker's desks and pari-mutuels licensed by
the Russian Federal Taxation Service. The law stipulates that gambling
business shall move to the four specified zones in the Altai, Maritime,
Kaliningrad and Rostov regions where gambling was permitted under control
of the regional authorities authorized to issue gambling licenses.
Gambling was outlawed on the entire territory of the country except
the four specified zones as of July 1 and shall be prosecuted by law in
the event of violations, the Federal Taxation Service said.
The Federal Taxation Service terminated its functions of
administrative regulation of the gambling business as of July 1. By the
deadline the Federal Taxation Service had collected information about the
number of gambling establishments and their concrete location, which was
brought to the notice of the Russian Interior Ministry, FSB, the
Prosecutor's Office and local bodies of power on territories of the
Russian Federation.
The biggest number of gambling establishments were registered in
Moscow. By January 1, 2009 a total of 48,034 facilities subject to
gambling tax had been registered in the city. By June 15 their number
dropped to 21,143 or almost twofold.
However, in a number of regions no quantitative changes in the
gambling industry were effected. The Russian Federal Taxation Service
urged the regional administrations to intensify the anti-gambling
campaign, except the four specified territories where gambling is
permitted as of July 1, 2009.
Earlier, the Federal Taxation Service had cut short gambling
activities disguised as lottery, bookmaker's offices, and Internet clubs.
Since the beginning of 2009 the Federal Taxation Service has denied
licenses to 135 lottery organizers for reasons that their lottery
equipment might be used for gambling purposes. The same arguments were
used to deny licenses to organization of gambling at bookmaker's offices
and pari-mutuels. The functions of tracking down and preventing illegal
gambling have been turned over to law enforcement bodies. The Federal
Taxation Service shall provide information on a permanent basis to law
enforcement bodies and bodies of state power about all incidents of
illicit gambling.
The expulsion of casinos and other gambling joints out of Russian
cities to internal enclaves will be rather good than bad for the nation,
an overwhelming majority of Russians (70 percent) said in a VCIOM opinion
poll.
The operation of all gambling outlets was terminated on July 1 in the
whole territory of Russia but for four would-be special zones in the
Primorsky Territory, Altai Territory, Kaliningrad Region and on the border
between the Rostov Region and the Krasnodar Territory. A mere fourteen
percent suspect the measure will cause harm. The others remained uncertain.
The most popular solution in the new situation is a comprehensive ban
on gambling (one in three of the polled think so - 33 percent). Twenty
eight percent have not made up their mind yet what to do. Some have
discovered an alternative - nine percent will be playing in Internet
casinos, eight percent will opt for lotteries and other games, five will
be visiting poker clubs, and three percent, travel to other countries to
gamble there. A tiny one percent said they will visit gambling zones
inside Russia and as many will use the services of bootleg outfits.
The same opinion poll indicated that a mere six percent of Russians
are prone to gambling - two percent like cards and slot machines, one
percent, casinos and other gambling resources. Horse races are not very
popular. An overwhelming majority of Russians - 94 percent - are
indifferent to gambling.
The national public opinion studies center conducted the poll on June
27-28. An audience of 1,600 was questioned in 140 communities and cities
of Russia's regions. The statistical error margin was 3.4 percent.
-0-
.Gas tariffs for industrial consumers to grow 15% in 2010-minister.
MOSCOW, July 14 (Itar-Tass) - For industrial consumers the indexation
of natural gas tariffs starting from January 1, 2010 will be 15 percent,
Russian Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina told journalists
on Monday on the results of a meeting of the RF government's presidium
that approved the forecast of the country's socio-economic development for
2010-2012.
"The indexation in the electric power sector is 5 percent for
regulated tariffs, but we should take into account that a major portion of
electric power will be sold on the free market," the minister noted.
As for the cargo railway transportation, the tariff indexation here is
planned at 9.4 percent, she said.
-0-
.Dealers to be fined for discrimination on market - FAS.
MOSCOW, July 14 (Itar-Tass) - The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service
(FAS) will impose fines on the participants in the trade activity for the
use of discriminatory practices from 500 thousand to 1 million roubles,
FAS chief Igor Artemyev told journalists on Monday commenting on the law
on trade approved by the RF government.
Besides, he noted, executive directors of companies will be brought to
criminal responsibility - imprisonment or disqualification - for
non-compliance with court decisions.
"The fines will be imposed by the antimonopoly body, there will be no
negotiable fines, we decided to set in the Code of Administrative Offences
the maximal fine of 1 million roubles, the bracket will be 500 thousand to
1 million roubles," the FAS head said.
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