Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name:Lyudmila Anisimova Author-Name-First:Lyudmila Author-Name-Last: Anisimova Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: AN OVERVIEW OF RUSSIAN NORMATIVE DOCUMENTS ON TAXATION ISSUES FOR MAY-JUNE 2015 Abstract: Over the period under consideration, the RF Ministry of Finance released1 the Main Directions of Tax Policy for 2016 and the Planning Period 2017–2018 (hereinatier – Main Directions), where it is stated that no increase in the tax load on the economy is intended, and measures are envisages which, in the opinion of the document’s authors, will be designed to boost Russia’s economic development. The prospects for business development in Russia were also the main theme of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) (18–20 June 2015). Classification-JEL:E62, E65, H21, H32 Keywords:Normative Documents, Taxation Issues Journal: Russian Economic Developments Year: 2015 Issue: 7 Month: July Pages: 48-53 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/539Anisimova.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:539