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Law · 12.09.2025

Authorities consider raising VAT to 22%

Economy

Moscow is building 17 metro stations at once

Moscow is building 17 metro stations at once, deputy mayor Vladimir Yefimov said. Two of them — Dostoevskaya and Golyanovo — are on existing lines.

Business

The shipbuilding corporation prepares a list of yards for sale

According to VTB head Andrey Kostin, the corporation still has plants without orders, including the Sevastopol yard, which currently employs around 200 people. The list of enterprises will be handed to the government and the president.

Economy

The regional pension gap has exceeded twofold

The gap in old-age pensions in Russia in the first half of 2025 exceeded twofold: 41,600 roubles in Chukotka versus 19,400 in Kabardino-Balkaria. The national average is around 25,000 roubles.

Law

Calls from business numbers to be labelled by default

From 1 September, mandatory labelling of calls from business numbers takes effect in Russia. Subscribers will now see the name of the company or sole trader, along with the call category.

Business

The cost of parking freight wagons has risen 2.5-fold

Since the start of 2025, the cost of parking freight wagons has risen 2.5-fold — to 23,000–24,000 roubles a month. The cause is a shortage of storage space amid a surplus of rolling stock and a 7.3% drop in loadings on the Russian Railways network.

Economy

Moscow to invest 1.7 trillion roubles in transport by 2027

The city authorities will allocate 1.7 trillion roubles to develop transport infrastructure between 2025 and 2027. By the end of 2025 more than 600 billion roubles will be spent.

Law

Residential lease agreements can be concluded via Gosuslugi

Residential lease agreements can now be concluded online. For now the service is available only through Cian, with other platforms to be added later.

Economy

Pharma imports from the US to Russia grew almost 7-fold

In the first half of 2025, pharmaceutical supplies from the US to Russia doubled — to $109.8 million. In June alone, exports rose 4.3-fold — to $10.8 million.

Law

The Industry Ministry has postponed new standards by a year

The introduction of updated requirements for industrial products has been pushed back from September 2025 to September 2026.

Business

VTB has bought a five-star hotel in Kamchatka

A VTB entity has become the owner of the Kamchatka Chalet complex in the village of Paratunka near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The hotel was previously owned by entities linked to the son of the Primorye governor.

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