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Rosbalt, September 4, 2003

YABLOKO may not support the draft federal budget in the first reading

Moscow, September 4, 2003. YABLOKO may not support the draft federal budget in the first reading, if some of the demands of the amendments of the faction are not considered. Rosbalt correspondent reports that such a statement was made by Chairman of the YABLOKO faction in the State Duma Grigory Yavlinsky at a press conference on Thursday. According to Yavlinsky, the faction considers the budget inertia-prone, based on the favourable foreign economic situation. "The government is simply resting on the laurels of a balance of payments surplus," stressed Yavlinsky. Yavlinsky also termed illegal the distribution of budget resources between the federal centre and the regions. Yavlinsky said that a distribution, where 62% of the funds remain with the federal center, while the regions obtain only 38% of the funds is unjust. YABLOKO's leader also announced the plans of the faction for the fourth time to submit its alternative budget to the Duma. One of the main ideas of the alternative budget is more active social policies by the state. Deputies from the faction plan to submit a number of draft laws against poverty, for example by introducing a single social allowance for unprotected categories of citizens. Deputy Chairman of the faction Igor Artemyev who also participated in the press conference informed the press that five draft laws for social reforms should be submitted to the Duma by the end of September. YABLOKO thinks that the reforms will cost an estimated 230 billion roubles.

 

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Federal Budget for 2004

Rosbalt, September 4, 2003

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