Russian legislation envisages payment for negative (harmful) environmental impact (NEI). The necessity of such payment is provided by the Federal law No 7-FZ from 10.01.2002 “On environmental protection”. The types of NEI, for which payment is required, include emissions of pollutants into the air by stationary and portable objects, discharges of pollutants into the surface and underground water bodies and disposal of production and consumption wastes. The current procedure takes into account the rights of companies to receive so-called benefits with regard to the NEI fee: the obliged to pay this fee parties have the right to make adjustments, i.e. to reduce the amount of this fee. Yunona Sizykh, senior consultant at the Alliance Legal CG, Legal Practice Department, spoke to our magazine about the cases when a company can count on these privileges, what exactly they are, and illustrated the examples of court practice in this area.

The owner of the land and buildings owns half of the treasures found in them, for a 50 percent reward is entitled to count and find the find. However, cultural property must be handed over to the State, and concealment of archaeological artefacts is also subject to criminal liability.

Insurance companies are not going to pay for the forced production downtime to small and medium-sized businesses. Moreover, in the near future, in the policies of Russian entrepreneurs who reinsurance risks abroad, there may appear a clause on the exclusion of any risks associated with coronavirus. Such clause has already been approved by London insurance market Lloyd's. Nikita Rozhentsov, Senior Consultant at the Legal Practice Department of Alliance Legal CG, comments.

Experts advocate a faster lifting of restrictions before 2025. Commented by Sergey Volosnikov, Advisor, Head of Financial and Analytical Department.

The government is discussing a plan to restore the country's economy after the crisis caused by the coronavirus. One of the details of this plan is to change the rules of the simplified tax system. "Fintolk" has figured out what will change and for whom, and most importantly, whether it's good or bad. Comments Nikita Rozhentsov, senior consultant at Alliance Legal CG's Legal Practice Department.