“They know Mishustin’s candidacy in the Duma. This is a person who has established himself by creating, in fact, if you want, from scratch a high-tech Federal Tax Service using modern technologies, the digital economy, ”the TASS speaker quotes.
Volodin emphasized that he had known Mishustin since 1999.
“This person is a professional, and a professional both in the field of finance and tax legislation, and a person who knows the regional specifics well,” he said, adding that the tax began to work more efficiently with the advent of Mishustin.
On January 15, after the Russian president announced the message to the Federal Assembly, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced the resignation of the government.
The head of state asked the Cabinet to fulfill duties until the formation of a new government.
The president also submitted to the State Duma the candidacy of Mishustin for the post of prime minister. His candidacy will be considered on January 16.