This paper discusses the way that Parliament scrutinises the Government's proposals for taxation, set out in the annual Budget statement. It looks at how this procedure may be affected by the timing of a General Election, and the decision in 2017 to move the Budget from the Spring to the Autumn. It also provides some suggestions for further reading.
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The Russian crisis and Putin’s third term (198 KB, PDF)
• The authorities made some efforts to ensure that electoral fraud in the presidential election was not as blatant as in the parliamentary election
• There were many reports of abuses and the Russian system remains profoundly undemocratic, but Vladimir Putin was the most popular candidate
• Russia’s economic problems, closely linked to the country’s politics, are severe.
• In the longer term it is difficult to see how the problems can be addressed without profound reform, particularly to ensure the rule of law and the protection of individual rights
• Russian corruption makes that reform very difficult to achieve, but popular dissent is unlikely to go away
• A weaker Putin may resort to foreign policy to demonstrate strength and appeal to nationalistic support: this may make relations with western countries more difficult in the coming years.
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The Russian crisis and Putin’s third term (198 KB, PDF)
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