Results of the week: amendments to the Constitution, lower inflation and the Games of the Future

RBC Tatarstan sums up the informational results of the week,recalling the most significant events in the life of the republic

Amendments to the Constitution

On December 22, the Committee of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan on State Building and Local Self-Government considered a draft law on amendments to the Constitution of Tatarstan.

Committee Chairman Albert Khabibullin said that the changes were in 6 sections, including 58 articles, of the Tatarstan Constitution out of seven. Thus, in Article 9, the words "President of the Republic of Tatarstan" were proposed to be replaced by "Head of the Republic of Tatarstan."

The parliamentarians who participated in the meeting noted that the draft law did not reflect the possibility of naming the position of the HEAD of the republic, taking into account historical and national characteristics. This possibility is provided for by Federal Law No. 414-F3 “On the General Principles of Organization of Public Power in the Subjects of the Russian Federation” dated December 21, 2021.

On December 23, the State Council of Tatarstan supported another draft amendment to the republic's Constitution. According to the draft law, which was presented at the session, the name of the highest official will be changed from the president to "the head - the raisa of the Republic of Tatarstan."

At the same time, the current head of the region will be called the president until the new elections.

The deputies proposed other options for naming the position of the head of the republic. For example, deputy Rkail Zaydullin proposed the name "Ilbashy", Ramil Tukhbatullin - "Dҙүlәt bashlygy". Marat Galeev voiced the initiative in the Tatar language to preserve the “Republic of Tatarstan Presidents”, since the word “president” has already become firmly established in the Tatar language.

Reducing inflation

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Annual inflation in Tatarstan fell to 11.8% in November, while in October it was 12.8%. This was announced on December 21 by the Branch of the Bank of RUSSIA - the NATIONAL BANK for the Republic of Tatarstan. The inflation rate in the region is lower than in the Volga Federal District (12.02%) and in Russia as a whole (11.98%). The dynamics of prices in the region was mainly influenced by a record grain harvest and a decrease in consumer activity.

Annual growth in food prices fell to 12% in November from 13.8% in October. Since a record grain harvest (over 5.3 million tons) was harvested in the region, the costs of livestock and FLOUR mills began to grow less intensively. As a result, prices for MEAT, eggs, bread, cereals and SUGAR slowed down.

The increase in prices for non-food products last month amounted to 12.2% against 13.3% in October. “In autumn, there was an increase in the propensity of citizens to save,” the National Bank said.

Games of the future

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on holding the Games of the Future international multisport tournament in Kazan in 2024. The corresponding document was published on December 20 on the official Internet portal of legal information.

The Government of the Russian Federation was instructed to form an organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the tournament, develop, with the participation of the authorities of Tatarstan, a set of measures to prepare for it and ensure their implementation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation was instructed to assist in the promotion of the Games of the Future.

The organizing committee must, within a month, ensure the development and approval of a plan of the main events related to the preparation and holding of the competition. Competitions will be financed from the federal budget and other funds.

"Delicious - period"

"Tasty - and that's it" on December 15 launched delivery in Kazan. Orders are delivered from 18 restaurants by Yandex Food and Delivery Club couriers.

DIRECTOR of the Association of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers Galina Sharafutdinova told RBC Tatarstan that, apparently, "Tasty - and that's it" was not so much about the hasty opening of the delivery service, but about its quality.

“In my opinion, they launched the delivery when everything was 100% ready. It is one thing to open a direct selling food outlet, and another thing is delivery, these are completely different things. It was necessary to prepare the staff, pack the business, prepare the site. Most likely, they were guided by the principle: "If you do something, then do it well." A successful launch takes time to prepare quality content and quality marketing to promote delivery,” Sharafutdinova explained.

Cryogas station

10 cryo filling stations will be built in Tatarstan during 2023-2024. The corresponding agreement was signed on December 21 by the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan and Gazprom LNG Technologies during a meeting of the club of investors of Tatarstan.

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic Oleg Korobchenko, answering questions from RBC Tatarstan, said that cryogenic filling stations would be built in 8 districts of the republic, including two in Nizhnekamsk, as well as in Buinsk, Bavly, Chistopol, Almetyevsk and others.

“About 100 jobs will be created. The estimated volume of LNG sales at cryofilling stations will be about 55,000 tons per year,” Korobchenko said.

Drone zone 

Tatarstan ordered the development of design estimates for a pilot zone for testing highly automated vehicles on public roads. According to the tender documentation, the pilot zone will be located on the territory of the special economic "Alabuga".

This zone is intended for experiments and approbation of technologies of intelligent transport systems that provide the movement of highly automated vehicles on public roads. The pilot zone will be located in the Yelabuga municipal district of Tatarstan.

The initial (maximum) price of the contract is 42.5 million rubles. The source of financing is the budget of the republic. The work must, according to the draft state contract, be completed within 140 days from the date of its signing. Applications for the electronic auction are accepted until January 11.

Demand for passports

From January to November 2022, 149,748 foreign passports were issued in Tatarstan, which is 31.8% more than in the same period of 2021. Mostly, Tatarstan residents issued a new type of passport - 100,863 of them were issued, which is 36.1% more than in the period from January to November last year.

From January to September 2022, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs issued almost 4 million foreign passports, a million more than in the same period of 2021. The 2022 result is the highest since the start of the covid-19 pandemic .

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