It is impressive what the Supreme Arbitration (Commercial) Court of the Russian Federation (the SAC of Russia) managed to achieve in order to adapt Russia’s law enforcement practices to a free-market environment against general uncertainty regarding the state financial policy. First of all,...

In the period under review, a struggle for the budget funds of the next fiscal year took place. On April 30, 2013, the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation submitted for consideration by the Government of the Russian Federation the draft Main Guidelines of the Tax Policy in 2014 and the...

In August and September 2013, work continued on the Draft Federal Budget for 2014. As the RF Ministry of Finance had managed to ensure the timely preparation of alterations to tax legislation whereby the rates of export customs duties on hydrocarbons are to be reduced, and the rates of Mineral...

Although the latest period saw failure in coping with economic stagna?? on in Russia, it should be noted that Russian’s economy demonstrated a good stress resistance. In our opinion, this can be indica?? ve of its gradual adapta?? on to the market. The ‘budget rule’ has proved effi cient...

This article discusses the mission to strengthen the financial system of the Republic of Togo. The European Union Delegation and the Fiscal Affairs Department of the IMF signed a technical agreement with the Togolese government. According to the project, a communication program and a training...

The report on the Netherlands on the Observance of Standards and Codes discusses the fiscal transparency module and the Aide-Mémoire regarding the fiscal framework. The roles and responsibilities of and within government are, in general, clearly defined and, in many areas, the Netherlands sets...

This report on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Paraguay examines the Fiscal Transparency Module. Paraguay has made important progress toward greater fiscal transparency. The fairly comprehensive financial administration law has been complemented by legal reforms that eliminated most tax...

This report evaluates Morocco’s fiscal transparency practices and assesses compliance with the IMF’s Code of Good Practices on Fiscal Transparency. Morocco’s fiscal management system, which remains highly centralized, is essentially reliable and supported by legal...