Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 20.09.2001

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 676 of September 17, 2001 on the University Complexes

Sets forth that a university complex may be created on the basis of a university or academy to unite educational institutions implementing educational programs of various levels, other institutions and non-commercial organizations or their separate structural divisions. The complexes as single legal entities shall be created, reorganized and liquidated by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 675 of September 17, 2001 on the Tied Federal Program "Housing" for the Years 2002-2010

The program continues reforms in the housing sphere initiated in the framework of the tied state program "Housing" approved by the Decision f the Government of the Russian Federation No. 595 of June 20, 1993 and the main directions of the new stage of implementation of the tied state program "Housing" approved by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 431 of March 29, 1996.
It is planned to enhance, in the period from 2002 through 2010, the tied social aid to the population pertaining to the payment for the housing and communal services and to develop financial mechanisms providing for the opportunities of purchase of the housing for the citizens with sufficient resources, as well as support of low-income citizens in improvement of the housing conditions at the expense of the local budgets within specified social standards. The given measures are planned for implementation by creation of subsidy-free mechanisms of financing of the maintenance of the housing fund, termination of cross-subsidizing of tariff rates for communal services and other.
Implementation of the program will permit to ensure affordability of the purchase of the housing, with the average cost of a standard 54 square meter apartment being equal to the average total monetary income of a three-member family for three years. It is planned to reduce, by 2010, the waiting time for the social housing for the low-income citizens from 15-20 years to 5-7 years.

Letter of the Ministry of Taxes and Revenues of the Russian Federation and the Savings Bank of the Russian Federation Nos. FS-8-10/1199, 04-5198 of September 10, 2001 on the New Forms of Payment Documents for the Transfer of Taxes (Revenues), Penalties an

Introduces the new forms of payment documents for the transfer of taxes (revenues), penalties and fines by natural person taxpayers through separate structural divisions of the Savings Bank of the Russian Federation. Form PD (tax) is recommended for payments of taxes, penalties and fines by natural person taxpayers to the budget system of the Russian Federation.
If the mentioned form may not be accepted by a structural division of the Savings Bank of the Russian Federation because of the incompatibility of its size to the printing device, the payer is offered to fill out Form PD-4sb (tax). The forms are introduced 4 months after the day of signing of the Letter.