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On citizens' appeals received by the Government of the Russian Federation in June 2025

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Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –

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Information on the number of written and oral requests received from citizens from 01.06.2025 to 30.06.2025

Summary of the topics of citizens' appeals received for the period from 01.06.2025 to 30.06.2025

Summary of the number of received citizen requests by territory for the period from 01.06.2025 to 30.06.2025

In June 2025, the Government of the Russian Federation received 18,917 requests (including 18,125 in the form of an electronic document). Among them, 124 were collective, signed by 19,958 people.

In terms of the volume of correspondence received in June, international topics were the leading ones. The second place was taken by letters devoted to the economic sphere, including road repair and construction, gasification and water supply of settlements. The authors of appeals on environmental issues focused on animal protection issues. In terms of housing and utilities, applicants complained about the increase in utility bills and criticized the work of management companies. There were requests to improve housing conditions and expand preferential mortgage lending programs. The number of letters concerning social security and health care increased. Issues of obtaining citizenship, as well as the activities of inquiry and investigation agencies, remained relevant in appeals.

High activity in terms of the number of letters received per 10,000 residents was noted in the Central and Southern Federal Districts (especially in Moscow and Sevastopol, the Republic of Crimea, Volgograd and Moscow Regions), as well as in the Donetsk People's Republic and Zaporozhye Region. The activity of residents of the Northwestern Federal District generally corresponds to the average indicator for Russia. Below average values were recorded in the Volga, Ural, Siberian, North Caucasian and Far Eastern Federal Districts, where the most active authors were those living in the Ulyanovsk and Tomsk Regions, Kamchatka and Stavropol Territories, the Republic of Bashkorostan, and the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Yugra.

Based on the results of the review, the appeals were sent by the Office of the Government of the Russian Federation to federal executive authorities and their territorial divisions (5,319), to regional executive authorities (3,904), to local government bodies, prosecutor's offices and other organizations (1,878). 574 appeals were taken under control.

The most important, socially significant requests were sent to the secretariats of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation and his deputies (203), the management of the Government Office (19) and the structural divisions of the Government Office (394).

In June 2025, 739 responses were received on the results of reviewing citizens' appeals, including 306 from executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. 77 responses reported a positive resolution of the issues raised or measures taken, 599 authors were given the necessary explanations. The facts stated by the applicants were confirmed in 18 cases, 52 applications were verified on-site, 17 officials were held accountable. Complaints were denied to 38 authors due to the lack of legal grounds, in 22 cases the stated facts were not confirmed. 25 letters were left for additional control. 11 appeals were reviewed in violation of the deadlines.

As part of the work of the telephone reference service in June 2025, answers were provided to 1,668 inquiries.

The reception office of the Government of the Russian Federation was visited by 93 people in one month.

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Financial news: RUONIA Interest Rate Monitoring Committee Activity Report for the second half of 2024

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The RUONIA Interest Rate Monitoring Committee, which includes representatives of the Bank of Russia and external representatives of the financial market, monitors the implementation of administrative functions in accordance with the principles for financial indicators of the International Organization of Securities Commissions.

The main tasks of the Committee:

monitoring the implementation of RUONIA administration functions; coordinating documents and procedures related to RUONIA administration; interacting with users of RUONIA, the urgent version of RUONIA and the RUONIA index.

The composition of the Committee is formed in such a way as to eliminate potential conflicts of interest. The members of the Committee are appointed not on the basis of their official position, but based on their professional competencies. They participate in the work of the Committee personally and do not have the right to delegate their powers to other persons. The members of the Committee do not receive payment for their activities as members of the Committee.

The appointment of the Committee members is based on the Order of the Chairman of the Bank of Russia. Its composition is valid until the re-issue of the Order of the Chairman of the Bank of Russia at the proposal of the Chairman of the Committee, the first deputies or deputy chairmen of the Bank of Russia, as well as the heads of the structural divisions of the Bank of Russia. The members of the Committee cannot be employees involved in the functions of collecting, processing, calculating the interest rate indicator and its publication. In addition, the members of the Committee cannot be employees of the structural divisions of the Bank of Russia, for which the RUONIA interest rate is involved in key business processes, including the development and implementation of monetary policy. External members of the Committee cannot be representatives of organizations from the list of RUONIA participants.

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Ministry of Economic Development: SEZ residents almost doubled investments in 2024

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The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia sent to the Government report on the results of the work of special economic zones for 2024. Such analysis is carried out annually in accordance with the rules for assessing the effectiveness of the functioning of the SEZ, approved by the Government.

The overall efficiency indicator was 90% (the functioning of the SEZ is considered effective if the overall calculated indicator is 80%).

"In recent years, the number of SEZs in the country has increased significantly. New territories with a preferential regime have already been included in the rating, but have not yet reached full capacity. At the same time, residents are actively entering the "young" SEZs, expanding production and investing, creating highly paid jobs. Thus, the lion's share of all investments in the SEZ in 2024 were provided by territories created in 2020-2022. It is important that businesses are increasing investments in the development of new technologies – R&D costs have grown by almost 60% and exceeded 35 billion rubles. This means that even in difficult conditions, companies continue to search for and implement innovative solutions, update products and develop new markets," said Deputy Minister of Economic Development Svyatoslav Sorokin.

According to the assessment results, the leaders in terms of efficiency for 2024 were industrial production zones in the Samara Region (Tolyatti), the Republic of Tatarstan (Alabuga), Moscow Region (Stupino Kvadrat), Ivanovo Region (Ivanovo), Lipetsk Region (Lipetsk), and Kaluga Region (Kaluga).

"Special economic zones remain one of the most effective instruments of state support for investors. Last year, residents invested more than 1.2 trillion rubles in projects, which is twice as much as the year before. Over 25 thousand new jobs were created, which is 40% more than in 2023. These results confirm that businesses are comfortable working in SEZ conditions: these are tax and customs preferences, ready-made infrastructure, administrative support and reduced costs for connecting to resources. All this makes SEZ sites growth points and attractive for long-term investments," Svyatoslav Sorokin emphasized.

"Business investments are new high-tech production facilities, jobs, and taxes that we direct to the development of the social sphere and improving the quality of life of our citizens. And the special economic zone "Togliatti" with its opportunities and preferences is an effective tool for attracting private investment, a key growth point. The development of the capacities of the SEZ "Togliatti" will contribute to the development of the regional economy and increase the competitiveness of the region in the investment arena," said the Governor of the Samara Region Vyacheslav Fedorishchev.

"Of course, the preferences of the special economic zone play an important role when an investor chooses a location – these are both tax benefits and ready-made infrastructure. For us, the SEZ in Baikalsk has become part of the important work to create a new environmentally friendly business format on the former industrial site," said Igor Kobzev, Governor of the Irkutsk Region. He also noted that there is currently a high interest from investors in the SEZ, in connection with which the regional authorities are preparing documents for the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation to expand the preferential regime zone.

"The Saint Petersburg Special Economic Zone annually confirms its effectiveness, taking places in the top three special economic zones of the technology implementation type. We are the leader in the volume of tax deductions from our residents to the country's budget system. This makes a significant contribution to the high assessment of our work. Over 19 years of operation, two operating sites of the SEZ have already brought Saint Petersburg 135 billion rubles in investments, almost 8 thousand jobs and about 29 billion rubles in tax deductions. The city sees the effect for Saint Petersburg and is interested in scaling up the project," said Tamara Rondaleva, General Director of JSC Saint Petersburg Special Economic Zone.

The efficiency assessment was carried out based on 25 quantitative indicators, as well as six calculated metrics, including: the performance of residents, the profitability of investments from budgets at all levels in the infrastructure of the zones, the efficiency of management bodies, the quality of planning during the creation of the SEZ, and the contribution to the achievement of national development goals defined by the May decree of the President of the Russian Federation.

Every year new production facilities are opened in the territory of special economic zones. In 2024 alone, several socially significant and high-tech projects began operating at once.

The production of televisions under the GigaFactory brand has started in the Novgorodskaya SEZ — this is the first and only enterprise of its kind in the region. The plant produces “smart” televisions based on a domestic operating system, which makes the project an important element of import substitution.

On the territory of the SEZ "Lotus", the company "Rybnye Korma" launched the first stage of the plant for the production of feed for industrial aquaculture – sturgeon, catfish, trout, salmon, sea bass and dorado. The production is focused on domestic raw materials, and the volume of feed production today is up to 25 thousand tons per year.

The Krasnogorsky dairy plant has started operating in the Orenburg SEZ. The processing capacity is up to 150 tons of milk per day, the range is more than 50 types of dairy and fermented milk products. The products are supplied not only to retail chains in the Orenburg Region and neighboring regions, but also to Kazakhstan and China.

The Petexpert plant, specializing in the production of high-quality pet food from natural raw materials, has opened in the Lipetsk SEZ. The enterprise produces up to 20 thousand tons of dry food per year and is developing regional exports.

On the territory of the SEZ PPT "Alga" in Bashkortostan, the company "Azimut" launched an innovative plant for the production of road paint and cold plastic for marking. The production is located in the industrial park "Ufimsky" and is equipped with a modern laboratory and lines. The products are used in the implementation of federal and regional programs for the construction of transport infrastructure.

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Financial news: What investors know about mutual funds: Bank of Russia survey

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Bank of Russia will appreciate, how popular are mutual investment funds (MIF) among investors, from what sources do they get information about funds, and whether they are satisfied with the amount of information disclosed.

The collective investment sector is one of the most dynamically developing in Russia. A mutual fund is the most convenient financial instrument for an investor, including a beginner. The investment process is simple: a future shareholder transfers his funds to a fund managed by a management company. A professional manager invests the received resources in various assets: securities, real estate, infrastructure projects and other instruments. The entry ticket to a mutual fund is small – you can start investing with just 5 rubles on hand.

In order to increase interest in such an instrument, the Bank of Russia intends to analyze what sources an investor uses to obtain information about a mutual fund, how convenient and understandable such a financial instrument is. This will allow the regulator to further create conditions for increasing the availability of information for a wide range of investors and increase the attractiveness of investments in mutual funds.

The Bank of Russia published report, where he identified possible scenarios for the development of the retail mutual fund market.

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The government will support investors planning to implement projects in certain areas of the Bryansk, Belgorod and Kursk regions

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Resolution of July 5, 2025 No. 1023

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Resolution of July 5, 2025 No. 1023

Entrepreneurs planning to implement investment projects in the border areas of the Bryansk, Belgorod and Kursk regions will be able to use the preferential regime of the free economic zone (FEZ). The resolution on the conditions and features of the application of the preferential regime in relation to new projects in these territories was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

Until now, this free economic zone regime applied to actually operating and damaged enterprises in the border areas of the three regions. This allowed entrepreneurs to partially compensate for the damage sustained during military operations.

Now investors implementing new projects in the manufacturing industry, agriculture, logistics, and the development of computer technologies and software will be able to take advantage of the preferential regime.

The investment volume, which is the entry threshold for receiving preferences, will be 30 million rubles. At the same time, for small and medium-sized enterprises, this volume is set at 3 million rubles, and for projects in the field of information technology, regardless of the size of the enterprise, at 1 million rubles.

In June 2024, the President signed a law allowing the preferential regime of the free economic zone to be extended to certain territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions.

Residents of the SEZ enjoy reduced rates of corporate income tax, mineral extraction tax, and the right to exemption from corporate property tax and land tax. Organizations and individual entrepreneurs are also granted the right to apply reduced insurance premium rates.

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Mikhail Mishustin inspected a prototype of the modernized Il-114-300 passenger aircraft

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Mikhail Mishustin and the Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Urals Federal District Artem Zhoga during a meeting at the Yekaterinburg airport

Based on the instruction of the President of the Russian Federation, a program is being implemented to modernize and resume serial production of the Il-114–300 regional passenger aircraft. The aircraft is being created specifically for local airlines, with the ability to operate in hard-to-reach regions with poor airfield infrastructure, on short and unpaved runways, in low temperature conditions, and is a modernized version of the Il-114 turboprop aircraft. It will replace the outdated An-24 on domestic airlines, as well as foreign-made aircraft of a similar class (ATR72 (France), Bombardier Dash 8 (Canada)).

The upgraded version is assembled from Russian-made components and is equipped with Russian systems and equipment. In total, more than 180 flights have been performed under the flight test program (on two prototypes).

Cruising flight speed is 450–500 km/h;

Maximum flight altitude – 7600 m;

Fuel consumption – 540 kg/h;

Runway length – 790 m;

Passenger capacity: up to 68 people.

Currently in the certification stage.

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Dmitry Chernyshenko held a meeting with the head of North Ossetia Sergei Menyailo

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Working meeting of Dmitry Chernyshenko with the head of North Ossetia Sergey Menyailo

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko held a working meeting with the head of the Republic of North Ossetia – Alania Sergey Menyailo. The parties discussed issues of developing tourism, sports, education, science, and youth policy.

Dmitry Chernyshenko emphasized that one of the Government’s priority tasks is the development of domestic tourism.

"The unique nature and culture of North Ossetia make it attractive to travelers. To develop this area, the republic actively uses state support measures of the national project "Tourism and Hospitality". Thus, within the framework of the competitive selection for 2025-2027, applications were submitted for the implementation of projects to create modular non-capital accommodation facilities. Based on the results of the competition, North Ossetia will receive about 1 billion for three years – this is the second place in terms of volume among all subjects of Russia," the Deputy Prime Minister said.

Dmitry Chernyshenko also noted the importance of each subject's contribution to achieving the common goal set by President Vladimir Putin – to involve 70% of Russian citizens in systematic physical education and sports by 2030. To achieve this, it is necessary, among other things, to work on the level of provision with sports facilities.

The Deputy Prime Minister added that the national project "Youth and Children" contributes to the development of education, science and youth policy in the Republic of North Ossetia – Alania. For example, it plans to build new buildings for general education organizations. Within the framework of the federal project "Professionalism", three clusters have been created by industry: pedagogy, law enforcement and management, tourism and services.

Thanks to the republic’s participation in the “Region for the Young” program, the first stage of the capital renovation of the Youth Palace was carried out, and a number of events in the field of youth policy were held.

"The development of the education sector is one of the main priorities of the socio-economic policy of North Ossetia, to which we pay special attention and which today accounts for more than a third of the republican budget. Following the implementation of the national project "Education", in 2024 alone, more than 4.6 billion rubles were allocated from the federal budget for the development of education in the region. I would like to express my gratitude for such support, as well as for the attention that the Russian Government is paying to the region – literally the day before, an order was signed to include new projects in the list of activities for the socio-economic development of North Ossetia, the implementation period of which has been extended until 2028. This includes the construction of a school for 500 students for residents of new microdistricts of Vladikavkaz and a school for 200 students in the village of Chermen, Prigorodny District," said Sergei Menyailo.

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Yulia Rutberg, People's Artist of Russia

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Mikhail Mishustin congratulated the theater and film actress on her anniversary.

The telegram states, in particular:

"Your dramatic talent and individuality have been embodied in vivid roles. You have created many images on famous stages and in cinema. Every time you appear on stage and in front of the camera, you delight with your genuine acting, sincerity and charm. The audience loves you very much and always looks forward to meeting you in the theater, at a concert, on television.

I wish you health, prosperity, inspiration and all the best."

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Mikhail Mishustin appointed Dmitry Volvach as head of the Federal Accreditation Service

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Order dated July 7, 2025 No. 1831-r

The Federal Accreditation Service (Rosaccreditation) is headed by Dmitry Volvach. The order on his appointment to this position was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

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Order dated July 7, 2025 No. 1831-r

Dmitry Volvach was born in 1972 in Moscow.

In 1996, he graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University with a degree in physics, in 1998, from the Law College – Specialized Institute of Jurisprudence of the Lomonosov Moscow State University with a degree in jurisprudence, and in 2001 from the All-Russian State Tax Academy with a degree in finance and credit. Candidate of Legal Sciences.

From 1998 to 2000, he worked in the Interdistrict Inspectorate of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Taxes and Duties No. 40 for the city of Moscow.

Since 2000, he has worked in various positions in the Ministry of Taxes and Duties of the Russian Federation, and later in the Federal Tax Service. From 2019 to 2021, he was deputy head of this department.

Since March 2021, he held the post of Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.

Nazariy Skrypnik, who until now headed the Federal Accreditation Service, has been relieved of his post at his request.

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To Konstantin Raikin, People's Artist of Russia

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Mikhail Mishustin congratulated the theater and film actor, teacher, director, and artistic director of the Satirikon Theater named after Arkady Raikin on his 75th birthday.

The telegram states, in particular:

“For many years, your bright acting and directing talent, sincerity and charm have won the hearts of viewers.

Thanks to your creative energy, the unique theatre "Satirikon" is developing. On the famous stage, you bring to life bold ideas and plans, invariably delighting fans with interesting productions and premieres.

Another facet of your talent is pedagogy. During your time at the Higher School of Performing Arts, you trained many wonderful actors and directors.

I wish you new successes, inspiration, health and prosperity."

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