Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name:Ìaksim Goldin Author-Name-First:Ìaksim Author-Name-Last: Goldin Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: AN OVERVIEW OF THE RF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS IN AUGUST 2015 Abstract: In January 2011, the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation was adopted, whereby the specifi c features of the execution of the federal budget in 2012 – 2013 were established. At the RF Government meetings in August 2015, the issue of establishing a coordinating body under the RF Government to deal with the purchasing orders of Russia’s biggest companies, including purchases for the investment projects being implemented with government support, was considered; besides, a draft law was adopted whereby heads of regions were endowed with powers to dismiss heads of municipal formations (or heads of local administrations) Classification-JEL: H0, H5 Keywords: THE GOVERNMENT , RF, Russian economy Journal: Russian Economic Developments, Year: 2015 Issue: 9 Month: September Pages: 41 - 42 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/579Goldin.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:579