Tax hikes for the rich, water cuts: the essentials October 27

Russia

• A group of deputies from the Just Russia – For Truth party, headed by the faction’s leader Sergei Mironov, will send bills to the Russian government to increase taxes on the wealthy.

Business

• “Yandex. Market intends to launch a service for reselling private items. Products will be sold through reseller partners.
• The production of Russian sparkling wine this year has increased by almost 30%. Demand increased due to rising prices and a decrease in the supply of imported products.
• Companies have warned of possible disruptions to the supply of water to stores after product labeling requirements take effect.
• The Japanese brand Nissan can be excluded from the list of imported goods under parallel imports, with good after-sales service for cars in Russia.
• Prices for new passenger cars in Russia increased by 19% in three quarters compared to the end of 2021.

Technology

• Part of the Nginx web server development team returned to Russia and founded a new company, Angie.
• Rostelecom wants to launch a line of smartphones and tablets based on the Russian Aurora operating system with pre-installed Russian apps by 2030. The concept has already been presented to the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Digital Development.

Transportation

• By the end of 2022, Sollers will launch production of a new line of LCVs under its own brand at the Sollers Ford site. We are talking about two new models of bonnet and semi-bonnet vehicles with a gross weight of 2.5 to 4.5 tons.