Russia: Finance Ministry mulls lifting VAT on gold

The Russian Finance Ministry is considering canceling value-added tax (VAT) to help repatriate dozens of billion rubles in a move the market has been waiting for dozens of years, Deputy Minister Alexei Moiseyev declared on September 7. “The issue is only discussed, and an additional stimulus for its solution has appeared. You can already see…

Russia: Uralelectromed prepared for winter

Uralelectromed has taken a number of measures to prepare shops for the winter period. In particular, technical maintenance of the power shop machinery has been carried out: eight pumps, six boilers, two de-aerators, four filters and boiler machines. The company has also carried out a major work to thermomodernize premises, cabins of excavators, locomotives and…