Main materials
The tourist tax was introduced in 55 regions of the country
Starting from January 1, 2025, the fee will be charged to hotels and other accommodation facilities in the amount of 1% of the room rate, but not less than 100 rubles per day.
Technologies
Solar power plants to be built in remote areas in Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug
The development of renewable generation in remote settlements of Yugra was discussed during the State Council on Energy Issues.
Society
Popular
Demand for Chinese brand appliances and electronics has tripled in Russia
Residents of the Russian Federation actively buy goods from China.
Policy
Incidents
A criminal case has been opened against the builders of a hotel in the Krasnodar Territory due to damage caused to the soil.
The Kuban Prosecutor's office has checked the company Sipain Resort LLC for violations...
Economy
Alibaba added $87 billion in a month thanks to AI breakthroughs
The value of Alibaba's technology company's securities has increased by $87 billio...
Sport
The head of a sports school was detained in Chelyabinsk for bribery
A criminal case was opened against the head of a sports school in Chelyabinsk.
Real estate
The Prosecutor's office of the Lipetsk region will check the timely completion of repairs in the clinic
In the Lipetsk region, the prosecutor's office checked the work of the contractor Technopark LLC in the field of high technologies IT Park Lipetsk.
National projects of Russia
In Bashkiria, the head of a rural cooperative will be tried for fraud in the framework of a national project.
In Bashkortostan, the prosecutor's office has approved charges against the head of an agricultural cooperative.
New materials
The Ministry of Finance will make the long-term savings program more convenient for Russians
One of the key changes is the cancellation of the complete loss of the right to co-financing upon termination of the contract without a valid reason, if co-financing was not carried out.
The volume of investments in commercial real estate in Russia may decrease by a third by the end of 2025
According to estimates by the consulting company Nikoliers, investments in this segment will amount to 550-600 billion rubles, which is 34-46% lower than in 2024. NF Group analysts predict an even more serious drop - by 40-60%, to 500-700 billion rubles.
The tax Service has tightened checks on transactions between Russians and foreigners
Tax authorities have begun to actively check transactions between Russian citizens and foreigners who do not have a residence permit in Russia.
The Russian Railways investment program for 2025 will exceed 900 billion rubles
Most of the investments will be directed to the development and modernization of infrastructure.
The United States imposes new duties on steel imports from March 12
Starting from March 12, 2025, new 25% duties on steel and aluminum imports will come into force in the United States.
Elon Musk is losing capital: for the first time in 2025, it is less than $400 billion.
Elon Musk's fortune has dropped below the $400 billion mark for the first time in recent years.
Ozon has launched commercial real estate mortgages for businesses
The Ozon marketplace has introduced a new financial service - a mortgage for the purchase of commercial real estate.
For the first time in history, the price of gold exceeded $2,950 per troy ounce
On February 11, 2025, the price of gold exceeded $2,950 per troy ounce on the American Comex exchange.
In the Novosibirsk region, the Iskitim administration has paid compensation to victims of stray dogs.
Three minors suffered from bites of stray animals in the Iskitimsky district.
In Voronezh, the deputy of the City Duma became the guest of honor at the biathlon competitions
The competitions were held on the basis of the Voronezh Cadet school named after Alexander Suvorov. The weather has made adjustments to the event. The athletes had to compete not on skis, but on ice floes.
The Vice Speaker of the Voronezh Duma conducted a guided tour of the Parliament building for the participant of the "Wish Tree" campaign
Oleg Cherkasov invited Timur Cheremisin and his mother on a tour of the city parliament and personally presented the boy with a certificate for fulfilling his dreams.
A deputy of the Voronezh Duma helped Lyceum No. 1 with the purchase of security equipment
The management of the educational institution located on General Lizyukov Street asked Sergey Kovalev to help purchase sophisticated technical equipment for the lyceum's security.
Voronezh Duma deputies unanimously approved the scheme of single-mandate electoral districts
The parliamentarians made the decision taking into account the comments of the City Duma Standing Committee on the development of local government, digitalization, parliamentary ethics and anti-corruption. The scheme is changed every ten years.
Accomplices of a woman who was going to sell a large batch of drugs were detained in Novosibirsk.
All participants in the criminal scheme are natives of one of the Central Asian states.
In the Altai Territory, a "black lumberjack" caused damage to the forestry department by 3 million rubles.
A resident of the village of Volchikha sawed down 21 pine trees in the Volchikhinsky forestry, took them to a sawmill and recycled them.
