Tariffs for housing and communal services, the operation of the compulsory medical insurance system and the new law on foreign agents: what changes await Russians in December

From December 1, in Russia, tariffs for gas, electricity, water and heat supply will be indexed by no more than 9%. On the same day, the FSB order will come into force with a new list of information that, if received by foreign sources, can be used against the security of the Russian Federation. It also clarifies the rules for the activities of foreign agents. In particular, they are prohibited from disseminating information among minors, and are not allowed to work in state and municipal authorities.

Growth of utility tariffs

From December 1, tariffs for gas, electricity, water and heat supply will increase in Russia, while indexation will not exceed 9%.

According to the calculations of the Ministry of Economic Development, the monthly payment for a family of three will increase by about 324 rubles.

As noted in the Ministry of Economic Development, an early increase in tariffs, which was originally planned for July 1, 2023, is necessary to ensure the uninterrupted operation and development of the housing and communal services infrastructure throughout the country while maintaining the proper quality of services.

List of information that can be used against the security of the Russian Federation

From December 1, the FSB order comes into force with a new list of information in the field of military and military-technical activities of Russia, which, if received by foreign sources, can be used against the security of the Russian Federation.

Note that we are talking about information that does not contain state secrets.

They are divided into military and military-technical.

Military information includes assessments and forecasts on the development of the military-political and operational situation, measures for civil and territorial defense, as well as information on the activities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

This category also includes data on mobilization, storage sites for weapons, methods of training military personnel, crimes in the army, and its morale.

Military-technical data include data on the development of weapons, technologies, the space industry, nuclear energy, information security, and Roscosmos programs.

In total, the list contains more than 60 items.

Activities of foreign agents

On December 1, a law regulating the activities of foreign agents comes into force.

Now a foreign agent can be recognized as a person who has received support or is under foreign influence, while carrying out political activities or collecting information in the field of military and military-technical activities of the Russian Federation, as well as disseminating messages to an unlimited circle of people.

Foreign influence is understood as “providing support by a foreign source to a person and (or) influencing a person, including through coercion, persuasion and (or) other means.”

Foreign sources may be foreign states, their public authorities, international and foreign organizations, foreign citizens, stateless persons, foreign structures without forming a legal entity, as well as persons authorized by all of the above categories, and Russian citizens receiving money and property from these categories.

In the case of acquiring the status of a foreign agent, citizens will not be able to work in the state and municipal service, in the internal affairs bodies.

In addition, foreign agents will be prohibited from producing information products for children and adolescents, as well as from carrying out teaching and educational activities in relation to minors.

Changes in the CHI system

Since December 1, the work of the system of compulsory medical insurance has changed.

Thus, a new procedure for maintaining personalized accounting in the field of CHI is being introduced.

Its goal is to consolidate data on patients who received assistance at the regional and federal levels in a single registry.

Now information about the citizen will be entered about the place of his stay and the place of issue of the policy, as well as about the doctors who provided medical care.

All information within the framework of personalized accounting will be available in the personal accounts of citizens on a single portal of public services.

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At the same time, compulsory medical insurance policies are being converted into electronic format.

It will be formed automatically at the birth of a child or at the request of a Russian, as well as on the basis of information received from government agencies.

At the same time, when applying for medical assistance, it will be possible to present, at your choice, a compulsory medical insurance policy or an identity document.

Priority for foster children

From December 1, a law comes into force, according to which foster children, as well as those under guardianship and guardianship in a foster family, receive priority when enrolling in the school where children from this family are already studying.

We are talking about state and municipal schools.

Previously, the preferential order was valid only for siblings.

“The question arose of what to do with children who are brought up in a family and are under guardianship and guardianship, or with adopted children, because their status is not clear.

This law eliminates such a gap, ”explained Elena Mizulina, a member of the Federation Council committee on constitutional legislation and state building.

In addition, the law expands the list of educational programs for which the right of priority admission is valid: now it includes not only preschool and primary education, but also basic and secondary general education.

An exception will be cases when, when entering a school, a competition is held, the abilities of the child are evaluated.

Tax accounting online

From December 1, an organization or individual, including an individual entrepreneur, will have the opportunity to register with the tax authorities through the public services portal.

The application is submitted using an electronic signature.

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Government agencies in social networks

From December 1, state bodies, local governments, subordinate organizations and courts are required to create and maintain official accounts on the social networks VKontakte and Odnoklassniki.

It is noted that the innovations were adopted in order to expand the ways of providing access to information, as well as establishing the obligation "to create and use official pages on social networks to post up-to-date information about their activities."

Compensation to tourists

Tour operators have until December 31, 2022 to return the money or offer a similar tour to Russians whose trip was issued before March 31, 2020, but did not take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We are talking about compensation for tours to countries that limited air traffic with Russia or introduced a ban on the entry of tourists.

In other cases, tour operators had to fulfill their obligations by the end of 2021.

Working with debtors

From December 17, the Federal Bailiff Service of Russia will be able to automatically request information from tax and other authorities and organizations to establish the property status of the debtor.

Such an innovation will help to timely comply with court decisions or judicial acts relating to enforcement proceedings.

Practical training of students

On December 2, a law will come into force that allows colleges and technical schools to create training and production complexes in their structure.

In them, students will be able not only to practice, but also get the first job.

“College students will now be able to combine study with work, and when they receive a diploma, graduates will already have the first entry in their work book.

The law is also aimed at increasing the financial stability of the colleges themselves, since the production of goods will be opened on the basis of educational and production complexes, work will be carried out on the profile of the college, and the profits will go to the development of educational organizations and the salaries of students, ”said Sergey Kravtsov, Minister of Education of the Russian Federation .

Reports in the RKN for telecom operators

On December 1, a law comes into force obliging telecom operators to annually submit to Roskomnadzor a report on their activities in electronic form.

The document must contain information about the communication network, about the means of communication used and about the rendered communication services.

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Moreover, if the telecom operator does not provide a report or it contains deliberately false or incomplete information, then it may lose its license to carry out its activities.

Another reason for the withdrawal of a license will be the failure to provide communication services for more than six months.

It should be noted that telecom operators that received licenses for the provision of communication services before the day the law enters into force are required to submit a report on their activities to the RKN by March 1, 2023 inclusive.