The Russian budget remains scarce in 2011, the head of the Ministry of Finance Alexey Kudrin predicts.
«The part of expenses is necessary at the end of the year therefore, we keep us the forecast for deficiency hardly more than 1 %» – he has declared.

The vice-speaker of the State Duma – one of the leaders of «A Just Russia» Alexander Babakov leaves party and plans to enter the «All-Russia People’s Front» of Vladimir Putin . His application will be considered by the Perm regional department next Monday. Only the «Fair Russia supporter» confirms that Babakov leaves and doesn’t regret about it: he has ceased himself to be useful for the party. Others confirm that Babakov nowhere leaves and splits in the party yet.

Russian prosecutors have appealed against a decision by a French court to release two luxury yachts allegedly belonging to fugitive Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky, the Prosecutor General’s Office said on Monday.
The French appeals court canceled a previous court decision to seize the yachts earlier this month.